[Instrumental Intro – soft clean guitar, slow piano melody, ambient pad build-up] [Verse 1] White lilies on a borrowed cloth November air that never warms I’m staring down a name I knew Etched in stone too soon, too soon You smiled through things I never asked Said "I'm fine," and I just let it pass Now silence echoes through your room And I’d give anything to break it too [Pre-Chorus] I should’ve seen what you were hiding I should’ve stayed when you were quiet [Chorus] You weren’t broken—you were fading Right in front of me, I looked away You cried in corners I walked by And now I’ve run out of things to say [Post-Chorus Hook] I hope in heaven You don’t have to explain Why you were hurting Every single day [Guitar Solo – soft, mournful] [Verse 2] Your picture still hangs in the hall Same soft eyes I never saw at all I still leave for the station sometimes Like maybe you’ll be waiting outside Your voice—it lingers in the small things The songs, the books, the missing rings And all the time I thought I had Feels cruel now, looking back [Pre-Chorus] I said “tomorrow” like it was a promise But tomorrow never made it honest [Chorus] You weren’t broken—you were fading Right in front of me, I looked away You cried in corners I walked by And now I’ve run out of things to say [Post-Chorus Hook] I hope in heaven You don’t have to explain Why you were hurting Every single day [Synth Break – ambient swell with slow drum build] [Bridge] You were more than your pain More than the silence, more than the strain And I carry that now Like a second skin I can’t take off [Instrumental Break – drums rise, distorted guitar swell] [Final Chorus] You weren’t broken—you were fading And I kept telling myself lies You were drowning in a quiet room And I walked past a hundred times [Post-Chorus Hook – stripped back, vocal-focused] I hope in heaven You don’t feel shame I hope there's peace Behind your name And if there’s a place where pain can’t stay That’s where I hope you lie [Outro – soft guitar melody fading into ambient synth] White lilies in November You're still the voice inside The girl I miss The goodbye I never got right
