Since Winter Came

Verse 1  
Kitchen chair  
Turned your way  
Coffee cooling  
Lipstick gray  

Morning light  
On the floor  
You walk past  
Like before  

I say your name  
Soft as breath  
You rub your eyes  
Look ahead  

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Chorus  
I’m still here  
I’m still here  
But you’re drifting away from me  

I reach out  
Through the air  
Where we used to be  

I try to laugh  
Like we did then  
But every word  
Falls thin again  

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Verse 2  
Bookshop bell  
Soft and low  
You scan the shelves  
Then let it go  

My favorite page  
Folded thin  
You close the book  
Don’t look within  

I mouth the lines  
You used to know  
Your eyes drift past  
So long ago  

You step outside  
Into the rain  
Something heavy  
In your face  

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Chorus  
I walk beside you  
Down the street  
You keep your eyes  
At your feet  

I’m still here  
I’m still here  
Where all our mornings were  

I reach out  
Through the air  
But you don’t seem to stir  

You pause like you  
Heard something near  
Then shake it off  
And disappear  

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Bridge  
Old café  
Corner chair  
Torn red vinyl  
Still right there  

You laugh with them  
But not for long  
The sound comes out  
Bent and wrong  

Your shoulders shake  
You bow your head  
You whisper softly  
Like you said  

My name again  
Into the air  

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Final Chorus  
I follow you  
Through quiet halls  
You leave the lights  
Dim and small  

I’m still here  
I’m still here  
Standing where you are  

I reach out  
Through the dark  
And see the hidden scar  

You speak to rooms  
Where no one stays  
Like someone left  
But never went away  

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Outro  
Hallway glass  
You pass  
I stay  

Your hand rests  
On the frame  

I turn to see  
The photograph  
A frozen smile  
We used to have  

Your voice breaks soft  
Into the night  
You say my name  
Like holding light  

I lift my hands  
But feel them fade  

I’m not the one  
Who walked away  

I’ve been the ghost  
Since that winter day

Dark gothic rock ballad, haunting atmosphere, female vocals, slow melancholy melody, and a ghost-story love narrative