[Verse 1] Been apart so long, like a bird that lost the sky Running from the past, don’t even know why What have I been living for all these drifting years? Saying goodbye to ghosts that ride the wind like tears [Verse 2] The future’s just a whisper, written in the dust Missing you’s a cross I bear, a weight I cannot trust Thoughts keep on pouring through cracks in my mind I reach for connection, but I’m always one step behind [Chorus] I wear a smile like a threadbare disguise Eyes made to shimmer, but I’m hollow inside Each day slips like water I can’t seem to save Wasted and wanting, I pretend to be brave Solitude sings like a hymn I once knew In a sea of tired moments, I float without you [Verse 3] Moments once golden now fall through my hands Sensual and fragile like castles in sand I never touched peace, not even in dreams It’s always a step beyond what it seems [Bridge] All those missed memories, all those lost tries Soft as a whisper, sharp as goodbyes They pull on my sleeve like a child in the cold But I’m too tired, too worn to hold [Chorus] I wear a smile like a threadbare disguise Eyes made to shimmer, but I’m hollow inside Each day slips like water I can’t seem to save Wasted and wanting, I pretend to be brave Solitude sings like a hymn I once knew In a sea of tired moments, I float without you [Outro] Captive to silence, I whisper a vow Redemption in quiet, I’m learning it now Solitude, my only friend In this masquerade that never ends
