You Never Left

Intro – whisper, très proche micro] You never left… (soft breath) You never left… [Verse 1] Your shadow sleeps inside my room It moves before I do The air still bends the way you breathe Like I’m still next to you Your voice is caught inside the walls It echoes when I fall I close my eyes, you’re everywhere But not here at all [Pre-Chorus] I feel you in the quiet I hear you when it’s gone Every little silence Keeps pulling me back on [Chorus] You never left… You just learned to fade You live in the dark In the space you made You never left… You just changed your shape I reach for your touch But I touch the ache [Verse 2] Your jacket still holds your scent I breathe it in again Like I could stitch you back to life If I just pretend The nights are louder without you But softer in my head I keep the light on just in case You forget you’re dead [Pre-Chorus] I feel you in the quiet I hear you when it’s gone Every little silence Keeps pulling me back on [Chorus] You never left… You just learned to fade You live in the dark In the space you made You never left… You just changed your shape I reach for your touch But I touch the ache [Bridge – stripped, presque parlé] If I don’t move You don’t disappear If I don’t breathe You’re still right here (whisper) Stay… Just a little longer [Final Chorus – plus large, harmonies] You never left… You just learned to fade You live in the dark In the space you made You never left… I still say your name And it sounds like love… But it feels like pain