Intro (Instrumental) (Soft strumming, let the atmosphere build up.) Verse 1 *(C) Without words, this (G) worn-out page (Am) Wrapped in secrets I can't (F) gauge (C) Torn and burnt but (G) holding space (Am) For a story left (F) in grace (C) Echoes linger (G) in the ash (Am) Silent letters once meant to (F) clash (C) A testament to (G) what's unsaid (Am) Still it beckons from the (F) dead Chorus *(C) Blank canvas of ex-(F)-pression (Am) Whisper what you’re meant (G) to show (C) In your emptiness a (F) question (Am) Unanswered dreams that (G) flow (C) It's in the space between each (F) line (Am) Where I can feel a hidden (G) sign (C) Blank canvas of ex-(F)-pression (Am) Speak the truth I need to (G) know Verse 2 *(C) Glimmers of thought in (G) fading light (Am) Echo through the lonely (F) night (C) Crumpled edges (G) still remain (Am) Yearning for more than silent (F) pain (C) Maybe it’s all that’s (G) left of me (Am) The chance to write what I can (F) be (C) Even emptiness (G) can glow (Am) With the stories I can (F) sow Chorus (Repeat) (Same chords as first chorus) Bridge *(F) In the quiet, hear it (G) calling (Em) A new beginning waiting (Am) there *(F) Through the ash, a voice is (G) falling (Em) Telling me how (G) much it cares Chorus (Reprise) *(C) Blank canvas of ex-(F)-pression (Am) Whisper what we’re meant (G) to show (C) Even silent contemplation (F) (Am) Lets our hidden stories (G) grow (C) In the quiet of its (F) pages (Am) A truth about all that we (G) know (C) Blank canvas of ex-(F)-pression (Am) You’re the space for my (G) soul to flow Outro (Instrumental) (Repeat Intro chords: C | F | Am | G) (Let the music fade gently, symbolizing the sheet still open for more words or silence.)
