[sg1-eva-ro-ce-helo-01-03] [TF.v4.0.2026.0924R] [Intro: Solo acoustic piano, slow and intimate] [Verse 1: Piano and exposed lead vocals] The room looks the same, but it breathes so different, Every step feels borrowed, like I don't belong. Your shadow's in places the light never reaches, I hear the quiet where we used to talk. [Chorus: Piano, close vocals, slightly richer harmonies] I keep you close where no one can take you, A voice in my mind that answers my own. It's not the truth, but it feels like safety, When the world calls me back, I don't pick up the phone. [Instrumental: Piano melody with restrained solo cello] [Verse 2: Piano and intimate lead vocals] I build you in pieces that memory left me, A version you'd hate, but it keeps me alive. The comfort I found now feels like a prison, But the door stays locked because it's easier inside. [Chorus: Piano and expressive vocals] I keep you close where no one can take you, A voice in my mind that answers my own. It's not the truth, but it feels like safety, When the world calls me back, I don't pick up the phone. [Instrumental: Piano and lyrical cello] [Bridge: Exposed piano and vocals, gradually increasing emotional intensity] I hear them say, "It's time to let go," But they don't know the weight that I hold. If I lose this piece, there's nothing left, It's the only part of you I have to protect. [Final Chorus: Piano, restrained cello and emotionally exposed vocals] I keep you close where no one can take you, A voice in my mind that answers my own. It's not the truth, but it feels like safety, And I've learned how to live in this halfway home. [Outro: Solo piano, gentle resolved ending] [end]
