[Intro] I heard your voice beneath the rain Felt your warmth across the pain I saw you standing in the storm And I wished I could have kept you warm [Verse 1] I didn’t mean to fade to grey To close my heart and walk away But something broke I couldn’t name And silence felt like less to say I wasn’t lost, just buried deep Inside the weight I couldn’t speak It wasn’t you I ran from then I was afraid of me again [Pre-Chorus] I saw you wait with open hands While I sank further in the sand But when you whispered through the night It lit a fire I thought had died Where are you now? I'm reaching through [Chorus] I never meant to drift away I thought you'd leave, but you stayed Calling my name when I turned to stone You held the space I needed alone My friend, you helped me see the day I never meant to drift away [Verse 2] I wore a mask I couldn’t take off Smiled through storms, then just switched off I thought if I showed all my scars You’d look at me like I’d gone too far But your love never dimmed or bent You stayed behind when I went Now every tear I held so tight Falls softly in your waiting light [Pre-Chorus] And though the shadows still appear Your voice still brings me near So if you’re listening, please don’t move I’m walking back, I’m coming through Where are you now? I’m almost home [Chorus] I never meant to drift away I thought you'd break, but you stayed Calling my name through the haze and fear You held your ground year after year My friend, you helped me find the way I never meant to drift away [Bridge] I’m not the same, but I’m still me And I hope you still believe Though I went quiet, I heard you Every word that pulled me through [Final Chorus] I never meant to drift away But your love showed me how to stay Through every storm, your heart was true Now I am strong enough for you My friend, I’ve found my voice today— I’m here again… I won’t drift away [Outro] Thank you for the silent fight You loved me through the longest night Now let me walk with you again As more than just a shadowed friend (Music fades—gentle piano with soft strings rising into light)
