Ghost of the Garden (Cover)

[Intro] [Verse 1] I left the light on like you'd walk back in The dust on the floor's where your keys had been I speak in silence like you're listening still The coat rack sways from a breeze I can't feel [Pre-Chorus] I never heard goodbye, just the slam of a door Now every shadow’s shaped like the love I can't restore [Chorus] You're the ghost of the garden I tend in my mind Still bloom every petal I know you designed I water the silence, I breathe in the pine You left your name in the dirt and your smile in the vines [Interlude 1] [Verse 2] I folded the bed like you’d left it a note Your hair in the drain and the scent in your coat The kettle still sings but it’s missing the laugh That rose from your chest like the steam from the bath [Pre-Chorus] You never gave a reason, you just vanished in the air Now I watch the lilies wilt in your vacant stare [Chorus] You're the ghost of the garden I tend in my mind Still bloom every lie that you left intertwined I rake through the roots where your memories hide But the fruit never comes—it just withers in time [Interlude 2] [Bridge] I spoke to your shadow at quarter to four Told it things I never said before Like how I sleep with your shirt, not for smell, but for shame And how I still whisper your name like a prayer with no aim [Solo] [Final Chorus] You're the ghost of the garden I tend in my mind Every thorn is a story you left unrefined Your voice in the wind, your face in the sky And I can't stop planting where nothing survives [instrumental outro] [Outro]