[hyper-modern production with clear vocals, no autotune, Dolby Atmos mix, high-fidelity, high-definition audio and wide stereo] [Verse 1] You packed your bags in late July Didn’t say much, just hugged goodbye I smiled like I was fine But something fractured deep inside I walked back home in silence Staring straight, but not in it Your shadow still sat next to mine For a while, I pretended time was kind [Pre-Chorus] But every text you didn’t send Taught me not to trust again [Chorus] Back then, I vanished Faded out like static Locked my heart behind a screen Stopped believing in the dream If you could leave that easily Then I can’t afford to feel anything So I rewrote who I had been Back then… back then, I vanished [Verse 2] I wore your absence like a coat Grew too cold to ever hope Friends would talk, I’d nod and smile But I wasn’t there, not for a while I learned to float above the ache To disappear before I break Numb became my only friend And silence, something I could defend [Pre-Chorus] I'd rather ghost myself first Than watch it all fall apart and hurt [Chorus] Back then, I vanished Turned to glass, transparent Trained myself not to need Cut out parts too soft to bleed If you could forget that easily Then I’d rather no one remember me So I erased the child within Back then… back then, I vanished [Bridge] Somewhere in that empty room I left the me that needed you He’s frozen there, stuck in that year Whispering through all I still fear [Final Chorus – stripped, fragile, then build] Back then, I vanished Not with fire, just damage A quiet exit, no goodbye Just a heartbeat left behind I stopped feeling just to live But I never learned how to forgive The ghost that I still carry in my skin From back when… Back then, I vanished
