Cathedral of Ash x Close Enough To See (Etoille Remix 2026)

*Forever Was Never Long Enough*

[INTRO – gentle cathedral-like keys, delicate clean guitar, distant strings, slowly building atmosphere, no vocals initially]

[VERSE 1 – soft expressive female vocals, restrained melodic rock instrumentation]

I saw you dancing in the rain
Beneath the fading evening light
A thousand years had passed me by
Until you walked into my night

You never saw me standing there
Beyond the reach of lantern glow
I knew the moment that we met
I'd love someone I'd never know

[PRE-CHORUS – rising emotion, melodic guitar harmonies building beneath vocals]

I could have called you by your name
Could have stepped into the light
But every breath you took reminded me
Of what I was inside

[CHORUS – soaring melodic progressive metal, powerful emotional female vocals, expansive guitars]

I'm close enough to see you
But too far away to stay
I want to wrap my arms around you
But my hunger stands in the way

I could love you for a lifetime
I could love you endlessly
But the only way to keep you safe
Is to never let you see me

[INSTRUMENTAL – expressive melodic lead guitar, preserve original guitar phrasing, driving bass and drums]

[VERSE 2 – intimate vocals, steady rhythmic guitars, bittersweet melody]

I watched you crying by the window
On a cold December night
And every part of me was aching
Just to tell you it'd be alright

I took a step across the shadows
Then I heard your beating heart
And the thing that made me love you
Was the thing that kept us apart

[PRE-CHORUS – increasingly desperate vocals, restrained guitar rising]

I wanted nothing more than holding
Your trembling hands inside my own
But I feared the lips that longed to kiss you
Might leave you cold as stone

[CHORUS – full band, soaring sustained vocals, melodic guitar counterpoint]

I'm close enough to see you
But too far away to stay
I want to wipe away your tears
But my hunger stands in the way

I could love you for a lifetime
I could love you endlessly
But the only way to keep you safe
Is to never let you see me

[EXTENDED GUITAR SOLO – passionate melodic progressive-metal lead guitar, expressive bends, harmonized ascending melodies, no vocals]

[VERSE 3 – softer, reflective vocals, clean guitar returning beneath subtle strings]

I watched the seasons change your face
The silver growing in your hair
You found a love, you built a home
And I was never standing there

I saw you smiling in the garden
With the years upon your skin
And still your heartbeat called my hunger
And still I wouldn't let it win

[BRIDGE – fragile female vocals, minimal instrumentation, gradually building into emotional crescendo]

You never knew I loved you
You never even knew my name
You lived a thousand little moments
While I watched them slip away

And all the words I never whispered
All the kisses never known
Were the price of keeping you alive
While I remained alone

[INSTRUMENTAL CRESCENDO – soaring lead guitar, emotional melodic solo, powerful drums, layered guitar harmonies]

[FINAL VERSE – quiet, almost breathless female vocals, sparse piano and clean guitar]

Tonight the windows are all dark
The garden's overgrown with weeds
I stand before a weathered stone
With one red rose beneath the trees

And now I kneel beside you
Closer than I've ever been
There's no heartbeat left to tempt me
No hunger left to win

[FINAL CHORUS – powerful yet bittersweet, soaring female vocals, full progressive-metal arrangement]

I was close enough to see you
But too far away to stay
I watched you live a lifetime
While forever slipped away

I would have loved you for eternity
But you were never mine to keep
And now the only place I hold you
Is in memories I can't sleep

[OUTRO – vocals become delicate, guitars gradually recede, cathedral keys return]

I never held you when you cried
Never kissed you in the rain

But I loved you through your lifetime

[FINAL INSTRUMENTAL – expressive sustained guitar melody, gentle cathedral keys, fading strings, long resonant final chord]

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*Forever Was Never Long Enough* [INTRO – gentle cathedral-like keys, delicate clean guitar, distant strings, slowly building atmosphere, no vocals initially] [VERSE 1 – soft expressive female vocals, restrained melodic rock instrumentation] I saw you dancing in the rain Beneath the fading evening light A thousand years had passed me by Until you walked into my night You never saw me standing there Beyond the reach of lantern glow I knew the moment that we met I'd love someone I'd never know [PRE-CHORUS – rising emotion, melodic guitar harmonies building beneath vocals] I could have called you by your name Could have stepped into the light But every breath you took reminded me Of what I was inside [CHORUS – soaring melodic progressive metal, powerful emotional female vocals, expansive guitars] I'm close enough to see you But too far away to stay I want to wrap my arms around you But my hunger stands in the way I could love you for a lifetime I could love you endlessly But the only way to keep you safe Is to never let you see me [INSTRUMENTAL – expressive melodic lead guitar, preserve original guitar phrasing, driving bass and drums] [VERSE 2 – intimate vocals, steady rhythmic guitars, bittersweet melody] I watched you crying by the window On a cold December night And every part of me was aching Just to tell you it'd be alright I took a step across the shadows Then I heard your beating heart And the thing that made me love you Was the thing that kept us apart [PRE-CHORUS – increasingly desperate vocals, restrained guitar rising] I wanted nothing more than holding Your trembling hands inside my own But I feared the lips that longed to kiss you Might leave you cold as stone [CHORUS – full band, soaring sustained vocals, melodic guitar counterpoint] I'm close enough to see you But too far away to stay I want to wipe away your tears But my hunger stands in the way I could love you for a lifetime I could love you endlessly But the only way to keep you safe Is to never let you see me [EXTENDED GUITAR SOLO – passionate melodic progressive-metal lead guitar, expressive bends, harmonized ascending melodies, no vocals] [VERSE 3 – softer, reflective vocals, clean guitar returning beneath subtle strings] I watched the seasons change your face The silver growing in your hair You found a love, you built a home And I was never standing there I saw you smiling in the garden With the years upon your skin And still your heartbeat called my hunger And still I wouldn't let it win [BRIDGE – fragile female vocals, minimal instrumentation, gradually building into emotional crescendo] You never knew I loved you You never even knew my name You lived a thousand little moments While I watched them slip away And all the words I never whispered All the kisses never known Were the price of keeping you alive While I remained alone [INSTRUMENTAL CRESCENDO – soaring lead guitar, emotional melodic solo, powerful drums, layered guitar harmonies] [FINAL VERSE – quiet, almost breathless female vocals, sparse piano and clean guitar] Tonight the windows are all dark The garden's overgrown with weeds I stand before a weathered stone With one red rose beneath the trees And now I kneel beside you Closer than I've ever been There's no heartbeat left to tempt me No hunger left to win [FINAL CHORUS – powerful yet bittersweet, soaring female vocals, full progressive-metal arrangement] I was close enough to see you But too far away to stay I watched you live a lifetime While forever slipped away I would have loved you for eternity But you were never mine to keep And now the only place I hold you Is in memories I can't sleep [OUTRO – vocals become delicate, guitars gradually recede, cathedral keys return] I never held you when you cried Never kissed you in the rain But I loved you through your lifetime [FINAL INSTRUMENTAL – expressive sustained guitar melody, gentle cathedral keys, fading strings, long resonant final chord]

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