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
TikiShark
