[Intro] [Melancholic acoustic bass solo – slow, sustained notes with gentle vibrato. The melody feels like a sigh, descending in minor tones. Think low E – G – A – F# – E, lingering on each note, slight slides between them. Very sparse, almost lonely.] [Verse 1] I trace your shadow on the bedroom wall The clock forgets to move at all Your sweater still smells like December rain But you're a thousand miles away The streetlights flicker, pale and cold Like promises we couldn't hold I pour another glass of wine And swallow down the missing you inside [Chorus] These fading lights, they know my name They watch me break, they feel the same If love was fire, we're just the smoke Drifting apart, going up in smoke Oh, I'm still here... holding on to ghosts [Verse 2] Your laughter echoes in the empty hall But silence is the loudest of them all I wear your absence like a second skin And wonder where the hell we end and begin The coffee's cold, the records skip Every melody reminds me of your lips I keep the voicemail you left last May Play it when the night won't go away [Chorus] These fading lights, they know my name They watch me break, they feel the same If love was fire, we're just the smoke Drifting apart, going up in smoke Oh, I'm still here... holding on to ghosts [Bridge] [Acoustic guitar takes the lead for a moment, bass pulsing underneath like a slow heartbeat] What if I called you in the morning light? Would you answer... or has the silence won the fight? I'm tired of pretending I'm alright [Solo] [Melancholic bass solo – prominent and emotional. Starts with the same descending motif from the Intro but develops it: longer phrases, higher register slides, gentle plucking with harmonics. Acoustic guitar weaves soft counter-melodies around it. The solo feels like unresolved longing – it builds slightly then gently falls back down, ending on a low sustained note that fades into the next chorus. Very intimate and tearful.] [Final Chorus] [softer, almost whispered at first, then slightly swelling] These fading lights still call your name They know my heart will never be the same If love was fire, we're just the smoke But I still breathe you in with every note Yeah I'm still here... forever holding ghosts... [Outro] (Bass returns to the Intro motif, even sparser. Acoustic guitar gently fades out with single notes) Holding ghosts... Fading... fading...
