🔥──04 — When the Signal Fades

[Intro – Female Vocal, quiet, intimate]
Your coffee's cold.
Your chair is empty.

I suppose that means
you made it out.

[Verse 1 – Female Vocal]
You left before the morning came
No goodbye, no real name
Just one glass beside the bed
And half a sentence left unsaid

The street below is waking slow
Somewhere there's a train to go
And somewhere else, another door
You're already walking toward

[Pre-Chorus – Female Vocal]
I knew the rules
I knew the game
Men like you don't learn to stay

Still I listened for your footsteps
Long after they faded away

[Chorus – Female Vocal]
When the signal fades
And the line goes cold
I'll pretend I never waited
For a story never told

You belong to whispered numbers
Burning files and foreign names
And I was only one quiet night
Between your wars and games

[Verse 2 – Female Vocal]
Your jacket left a crease behind
I nearly laughed at my own mind
For thinking you'd come back for it
As if men like you forget

The radio says nothing new
No coded phrase, no sign from you
I turn it off and tell myself
That's probably good news too

[Pre-Chorus – Female Vocal]
No promises
No photographs
No reason I should care

But every time the phone rings twice
I still expect you there

[Chorus – Female Vocal]
When the signal fades
And the line goes cold
I'll pretend I never wondered
If you're young or growing old

You belong to midnight borders
False passports and borrowed names
And I was only one quiet night
Between your wars and games

[Bridge – Female Vocal, restrained]
If you come back
I won't ask where you've been

I won't ask whose door
You disappeared behind

I'll pour two drinks
Call you a liar

And let you lie
one more time

[Final Chorus – Female Vocal, emotional but controlled]
When the signal fades
And the world moves on
I'll still hear you in the silence
Long after you are gone

Maybe somewhere you'll remember
One room, one night, one woman's name

Or maybe that's the price of loving
Someone married to the game

[Outro – Female Vocal, almost spoken]
You said:
"Don't wait."

...

I won't.

But if you knock—

I'll be awake.

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[Intro – Female Vocal, quiet, intimate] Your coffee's cold. Your chair is empty. I suppose that means you made it out. [Verse 1 – Female Vocal] You left before the morning came No goodbye, no real name Just one glass beside the bed And half a sentence left unsaid The street below is waking slow Somewhere there's a train to go And somewhere else, another door You're already walking toward [Pre-Chorus – Female Vocal] I knew the rules I knew the game Men like you don't learn to stay Still I listened for your footsteps Long after they faded away [Chorus – Female Vocal] When the signal fades And the line goes cold I'll pretend I never waited For a story never told You belong to whispered numbers Burning files and foreign names And I was only one quiet night Between your wars and games [Verse 2 – Female Vocal] Your jacket left a crease behind I nearly laughed at my own mind For thinking you'd come back for it As if men like you forget The radio says nothing new No coded phrase, no sign from you I turn it off and tell myself That's probably good news too [Pre-Chorus – Female Vocal] No promises No photographs No reason I should care But every time the phone rings twice I still expect you there [Chorus – Female Vocal] When the signal fades And the line goes cold I'll pretend I never wondered If you're young or growing old You belong to midnight borders False passports and borrowed names And I was only one quiet night Between your wars and games [Bridge – Female Vocal, restrained] If you come back I won't ask where you've been I won't ask whose door You disappeared behind I'll pour two drinks Call you a liar And let you lie one more time [Final Chorus – Female Vocal, emotional but controlled] When the signal fades And the world moves on I'll still hear you in the silence Long after you are gone Maybe somewhere you'll remember One room, one night, one woman's name Or maybe that's the price of loving Someone married to the game [Outro – Female Vocal, almost spoken] You said: "Don't wait." ... I won't. But if you knock— I'll be awake.

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