Afterimage

[Verse 1] Static in the signal… I can feel it break Something in the silence… I can’t recreate Hands on the board but I can’t see the pieces Every move I make… loses your position I remember pressure where your presence used to be Now it’s just a shadow in the circuitry Like a nerve gone quiet… like a switch turned cold I know you’re there… I just can’t hold [Pre-Chorus] There’s a trace… but it won’t resolve Like a thought I can’t evolve Every path leads back to null Still I’m reaching through the fault [Chorus] You’re an afterimage in my mind Still there when I close my eyes I can feel you out of time But I can’t bring you to life Signal’s there but it won’t come through Every move leads back to you Blindfold playing what I knew Still I’m losing you [Verse 2] No sensation… but the damage settles slow Wouldn’t know it… if it pulled me below Like a body missing all the warning signs Cut too deep… but I feel fine There’s a silence where your voice should stay Like a number I can’t trace or place I scroll the void… I refresh the space But the line won’t re-engage [Pre-Chorus] There’s a shape I can’t define Like a memory misaligned Every answer out of phase Still I search inside the haze [Chorus] You’re an afterimage in my mind Still there when I close my eyes I can feel you out of time But I can’t bring you to life Signal’s there but it won’t come through Every move leads back to you Blindfold playing what I knew Still I’m losing you [Bridge] I built the world without the light Mapped it out in black and white Every step was calculated Still the truth just separated I can feel it in the space Where your presence used to stay Not gone… just displaced Somewhere I can’t trace [Final Chorus] You’re an afterimage in my mind Fading slow… but still defined I can feel you out of time But I can’t bring you to life Signal’s there but it won’t come through Every move leads back to you Blindfold playing what I knew Checkmate… I still lose you [Outro] Still there… just out of reach Still close… but out of sync If I echo far enough… Would you still know me