Have you ever drifted past Skimming just a line or two? Not the whole Only the ones that seemed to look back at you. A phrase caught your breath. You hurried on, Tracing meaning through the gaps, Until A word Refused to be passed by. You wandered the night Trying to understand: Why are there footprints Etched in nothing but dust? Why does it feel As if something is reaching for you From behind a closed page? Time draws thin. The clock murmurs on. The door waits, slightly ajar. What you are reading Will dissolve in a breath, As if the moment rewrote itself Before you could leave a mark. You wandered the night Trying to understand: Why are there footprints Etched in nothing but dust? Why does it feel As if something is reaching for you From behind a closed page? But someone lingers. The same old man. Glasses sliding down the years. Eyes rising From the glow of a fractured screen. A cup cradled in his hand, Still warm. He watches in stillness. You wandered the night Trying to understand: Why are there footprints Etched in nothing but dust? Why does it feel As if something is reaching for you From behind a closed page? “You are every line you passed,” he whispers, “And it was your own hand That placed them there.” “I am your future,” he says. “I have always waited.” And when the door sighs open, You return To where you left yourself Unwritten. ————————————————— These lyrics are written and owned by Rachel’s Original (Rachel Liu). Please do not copy, share, or adapt them without permission. Thank you for respecting the creator’s work. Lyrics Creation: © 2025 Rachel’s Original Music Arrangement: © 2025 Rachel’s Original Copyright © 2025 Rachel’s Original https://suno.com/@rachelliu All rights reserved.
