[Intro - Piano, distant static, heartbeat-like pulse] I keep the door open… I don’t know why [Verse 1 - Rap, restrained] Yeah Your shoes still sit where you left ‘em that day Laces undone like you ran out to play I told myself I’d clean the room, clear the space But every little thing still carries your face Picture on the wall, tilted just a bit I reach to fix it—then I stop and just quit ‘Cause if I move one piece, does it all disappear? Like I’m erasing you for getting through the year [Pre-Chorus - Clean, building tension] I hear you running down the hall again A sound that only lives inside my head I try to call your name the way I did But it breaks before it leaves my chest [Chorus - Big, melodic, emotional] You’re still here in the silence In every room I walk through I keep talking like you’re listening Like you always used to But the words just fall around me And the air won’t let them through You’re still here in the silence… But I can’t reach you [Verse 2 - Rap, more intensity] Mornings hit different now, nothing to do No small voice yelling from the other room No more “just five minutes,” no more delay Just an empty house and a bed I won’t make People look at me like they don’t know the words Like grief’s something seen but never heard So I nod, stay quiet, say I’m okay But I replay that last call every day [Pre-Chorus - Stronger] I hold your shirt against my chest Like there’s something of you left For a second I forget it’s real Then it hits again… I feel it [Chorus - Heavier, layered vocals] You’re still here in the silence In every room I walk through I keep talking like you’re listening Like you always used to But the words just fall around me And the air won’t let them through You’re still here in the silence… But I can’t reach you [Bridge - Soft → Explosion] [Soft, almost spoken] They told me time would help me breathe But time just taught me how to leave it underneath [Build - tension rising] I carry every second, every sound Like if I drop it, you won’t be around [Breakdown - Heavy, screamed] [SCREAM] I WON’T LET GO I WON’T LET YOU FADE IF I MOVE ON DOES THAT MEAN YOU’RE ERASED?! [Half-time, crushing] So I stay… right here… Where you still feel near [Final Chorus - Biggest, full emotion] You’re still here in the silence In every room I walk through I keep talking like you’re listening Like you always used to And I scream but no one answers Just the ghost of what I knew You’re still here in the silence… But I can’t reach you
