The Silence You Kept

(Verse 1) I found your coat behind the door, Still wet from rain that fell before. The scent still lingers — smoke and sin, Like you forgot to fade again. Your book lies open on page ten, Same place you left it back then. A wine glass cracked, a curtain torn, The shape of something once warm. ♪ (Pre-Chorus) I don’t need a reason now, I just count the sounds You’re not making. ♪ (Chorus) It’s the silence you kept That says the most. Not the notes, not the lies, Not the half-spoken ghost. It’s the breath you didn’t take, The steps you didn’t trace— That’s what’s left In your place. ♪ (Verse 2) I dressed the mirror with a veil, So it won’t show me when I fail. You haunt in angles, not in light, You’re softer now, But still not right. I talk too loud in empty rooms, To cover up what still assumes. You left too quiet, stayed too long— Now everything feels slightly wrong. ♪ (Pre-Chorus) I don’t miss your voice, I miss the pause Between the noise. ♪ (Chorus) It’s the silence you kept That says the most. Not the notes, not the lies, Not the half-spoken ghost. It’s the breath you didn’t take, The steps you didn’t trace— That’s what’s left In your place. ♪ (Bridge) I never asked for all your truths, Just one you wouldn’t use. But now I wear the quiet well— Like a secret I won’t tell. ♪ (Final Chorus) It’s the silence you kept, The space between the ache, The outline in the bed, The cold behind the drapes. You didn’t need to say goodbye— I hear it in the way You didn’t try. ♪ ♪ ♪