[Verse 1] In the halls where the shadows gather, He watched her drifting through the years. Every smile she gave was borrowed, Every promise soft with fear. He held the world like something fragile, She held her freedom like a flame— Two hearts circling the same dark mansion, Never learning the other’s name. [Pre‑Chorus] And he whispered, “Time won’t touch you, If you choose to stay with me.” But she lived like dawn escaping Every hand that tried to keep. [Chorus] Oh, the last light in her eyes Faded slow as autumn skies. He reached out, but she slipped through Like a ghost of her own life. Love immortal, love undone— He remained, and she was gone. Oh, the last light in her eyes Was the one he couldn’t save. [Verse 2] She danced through nights of velvet laughter, Never seeing how he stayed. He was constant as the moonlight, She was wind that wouldn’t wait. But the mirror turned against her, Silver truth she couldn’t hide— And the years she spent in freedom Came collecting from her pride. [Pre‑Chorus] Still he whispered, “Let me hold you. Let me turn the clock again.” But she trembled at forever, Too afraid to say amen. [Chorus] Oh, the last light in her eyes Faded slow as autumn skies. He reached out, but she slipped through Like a ghost of her own life. Love immortal, love undone— He remained, and she was gone. Oh, the last light in her eyes Was the one he couldn’t save. [Bridge] If love is mercy, love is ruin— He learned both in her decline. She delayed the vow that bound them, Till the hour stole her time. Now he walks the halls in silence, Still a gentleman of grace— Holding every word she never spoke Like a portrait of her face. [Final Chorus (soft, resigned)] Oh, the last light in her eyes Left a shadow in his life. He remains, but she is memory Drifting past the edge of night. Love immortal, love undone— He endures what she outran. Oh, the last light in her eyes Is the ghost he’ll always save.
