Movement V – Ghost Kitchen Finale

(Verse 1 – slow, soft vocals) I light the stove like a prayer Not for you—just for the silence One pan. One plate. I still serve dinner to no one (Verse 2) No more letters, no more calls I’ve scrubbed the names off all the walls But I set the table just the same Like the ritual forgives the blame (Chorus – melodic and sad) I live in the ghost kitchen now Where hope was burned and vows fell down I sing to steam. I hum to knives. I fake the feast and call it life (Bridge – swelling instrumentation) It’s not about you anymore It’s not about love, or what we swore It’s about the rhythm, the fire, the breath A sacred act that mocks regret (Outro – quiet descent) One candle One place set One soul Still not fed