Verse 1 I still hear your boots in the hallway at night Like you just came home from another long fight Your jacket still hangs where you left it that day I told myself I’d move it… but it stayed There’s a glass on the table, untouched for years And I swear I still hear you laughing in here People say time takes it all away But time just taught me how to stay Pre-Chorus And I don’t talk about it much ’Cause silence don’t ask why But every quiet moment hits Like you never said goodbye Chorus These echoes don’t fade, they just learn how to hide In the back of your mind, in the cracks of your life You can run, you can pray, you can bury it deep But the ghosts that you love… never really leave Verse 2 I see your shadow in every passing train Every leaving feels a little the same We were two against the weight of the world Now I’m one… still talking to you in the blur I kept your name out of every song I wrote ’Cause saying it loud might mean letting go But every line ends up back at you Guess some things don’t let you choose Bridge Yeah… I know that sound… that midnight call When the house goes quiet, but it ain’t quiet at all You think you’re alone in the things you keep But there’s a lot of us walking with ghosts that don’t sleep I’ve seen men carry names like chains Through factory lines and pouring rain And they don’t break… they just bend with time Learning how to live with what stays behind Chorus These echoes don’t fade, they just learn how to hide In the back of your mind, in the cracks of your life You can run, you can pray, you can bury it deep But the ghosts that you love… never really leave Break Sometimes I think I hear you say my name… Yeah… they don’t go far… They just change the way they stay Final Chorus These echoes don’t fade… They just walk by your side In the silence you keep In the tears that you hide Not a curse… not a chain… Just a part of your soul You don’t lose who you love… You just learn to let go Outro If you’re still out there… I hear you. (pause) Yeah… I still hear you.
