[Intro] [Sparse acoustic guitar picking] [Weeping viola cue] [Spoken Word Intro] The day goes on, you are away… A thousand miles from here… [Verse 1] [Low baritone vocals] The day goes on, you are away A thousand miles from here But in my memories it feels As you would be so near I hear your voice, I feel your touch It lingers in the air But you away, so far away [Haunting backing vocals] (A thousand miles from here) [Chorus] [Intense, slow rhythm] And I'm afraid, yes I am indeed Afraid of the what-if The world forgets its promises To keep… to keep… to keep… [Verse 2] The roads grow longer every night Your shadow's getting thin I call your name into the dark It echoes back again The world made vows it couldn't keep Left both of us to bleed Now distance wears a sharper edge Than any blade could be... [whispered] (could be…) [Chorus] And I'm afraid, yes I am indeed Afraid of the what-if The world forgets its promises To keep… to keep… to keep… [Instrumental Break] [Melancholic viola solo] [Sparse, dry acoustic guitar] [Verse 3] Your letters come with broken seals The ink runs like my fears Each word you write feels further still Like you're already disappeared I trace the lines with shaking hands And wonder what went wrong When promises became just dust And you became a song... [softly] (a song) [Chorus] And I'm afraid, yes I am indeed Afraid of the what-if The world forgets its promises To keep, to keep, to keep [Backing vocals layered] (To keep… to keep… to keep…) [Outro] [Spoken word narration] A thousand miles... [Viola fades out] [Dry acoustic guitar stops abruptly] [End]
