Soul In The Shadows

Slow-burning emotional R&B over airy world ambient pads and shimmering synths, male vocals, Sparse, reverb-heavy drums and distant percussion pulses; verses almost whispered on the edges of the beat, Chorus blooms with stacked harmonies and a warm sub, then drops back to minimal textures, Final bridge brings in subtle vocal chops and a floating synth lead for a haunting, cinematic close, world, soul, r&b, ambient, male vocals, emotional

[Verse 1] Street so still Even the neon looks away You drift past Eyes like they emptied yesterday Your steps don't match your breathing Like your body left you late I see the way you wander Like you're searching for your name There’s weight around your shoulders That never learned my face You walk right through the crowd But you're somewhere else Erased [Chorus] Your soul in the shadows Calling from the corners of the dark I feel it on my skin Like a hand Like a mark We’re standing in the open But we’re hiding in our hearts Your soul in the shadows Trying to remember who you are [Verse 2] If we get still Real quiet in the noise You can almost hear them breathing All the left behind voices Little scraps of broken prayers Caught between the choices You say you’re fine But your eyes say “help me out” Like you’re locked behind the glass Watching your own mouth I reach You fade Like smoke in a blackout [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] In the hush I hear them call you All the names you used to wear Every hurt that tried to drown you Hanging heavy in the air [whispered vocals] But if you take one step I’ll take two more Pull you from the hallway Back through the door [crescendo] We are not the dark that holds us We are more than all these scars Come back from the shadows I know who you are [Chorus]

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