Intro (fragile, raw)
(just piano chords, soft sustain)
I’ve been walking through the silence…
Empty streets, but your name’s still loud…
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Verse 1 (gentle, voice cracks a little)
Every coffee shop we sat in,
I still see you across the crowd.
Tried the shirt your mother said you’d like,
Even wore it out last night…
But nothing I do ever feels quite right.
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Pre-Chorus (piano swells, a breath before soaring)
And I keep asking myself in the dark,
Why love can feel like tearing apart…
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Chorus (big, soaring — full voice, piano driving)
Do I still cross your mind when the night falls?
Am I a ghost in your dreams, or not there at all?
I gave you my soul, left my heart on the line,
But I don’t know if I still cross your mind.
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Verse 2 (quiet again, like telling a story)
Took the long way home by the riverside,
Where your laughter used to echo mine.
I replay the tips your friends all gave me,
Like love’s a puzzle I could solve in time.
But every answer turns into a scar,
And I’m still reaching where you are…
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Pre-Chorus (build again, strings softly underneath)
And I keep asking myself in the dark,
Was I ever more than a spark?
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Chorus (soaring, layered echoes)
Do I still cross your mind when the night falls?
Am I a ghost in your dreams, or not there at all?
I gave you my soul, left my heart on the line,
But I don’t know if I still cross your mind.
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Bridge (piano + strings, aching cry)
If love was a fire, then I burned alone…
I’m sifting through ashes, I can’t let go.
If heaven could answer, I’d only ask one thing:
Did you ever love me, or was it just a fleeting dream?
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Final Chorus (biggest — voice breaking, strings full)
Do I still cross your mind when the night falls?
Am I a ghost in your dreams, or not there at all?
I gave you my soul, left my heart on the line,
But I don’t know if I still cross your mind.
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Outro (drop everything back to just piano + whisper)
I’ve been walking through the silence…
Hoping one day I’ll stop asking why.
jamespatterson
