A Symphony for the Departed

[Intro] It’s coming… it’s coming… [Movement I – Realisation] I saw the shadow stretch across your skin A quiet thief, a silent hymn The light dimmed in your eyes too soon Like dusk devouring a silver moon [Movement II – Dread] I held your hand, but time held tighter Each breath a countdown, each blink a fighter The room grew colder, the walls closed in And I knew—I knew—I couldn’t win [Movement III – Grief] You left like a whisper, soft and cruel No final word, no sacred rule Just silence where your laughter stood And echoes where your heartbeat should Gone… gone… gone… [Movement IV – Anger] I screamed at gods who never spoke At fate that bent, but never broke I cursed the stars, I cursed the sky I cursed the truth that you could die [Movement V – Loss] Your coat still hangs, your scent still stays Your voice still haunts the quiet days But nothing moves, and nothing speaks And I am drowning in the weeks [Movement VI – Never Again] Never your hand in mine again Never your laugh in morning rain Never your eyes to meet my own Never again. I walk alone. Never… again… [Movement VII – Acceptance] But grief is not a closing door It’s a room I live in, nothing more I dust the shelves, I light the flame I speak your love, I speak your name [Movement VIII – Understanding] You are not gone—you’ve changed your form You are the fire that keeps me warm You are the kindness in my voice You are the echo in my choice You are the rhythm in my blood The gentle pull, the rising flood You are the love I give away You are the light that chose to stay [Final Chorus] I carry you in every breath In every joy, in every death You built me strong, you built me true And now your soul lives on… through who I love too [Outro] [echo fade, strings dissolve] You are not gone… you are the light I give away…