The Shape You Left Behind

(tense, distorted, more aggressive; obsession intensifies, paranoia creeps in)

(Verse 1)

I see your shape in every reflection,

Every corner, every intersection.

Your scent in the sheets that aren’t yours,

Your voice in the walls behind closed doors.

I hold the air where you used to be,

Try to bend it back, try to make it me.

The world moves on, but I don’t dare,

To let the shape fade into air.

(Pre-Chorus)

I trace your edges like a map,

Every curve, every gap.

(Chorus)

The shape you left behind,

Lives in the cracks of my mind.

I follow it through every street,

Every step that you repeat.

Yeah, I live inside your ghost,

Holding what I need the most.

(Verse 2 — more paranoid)

I hear your knock in the silence loud,

Even if I’m the only one around.

Mirrors warp and the floorboards creak,

I see your shadow when I peek.

(Chorus 2 — louder, abrasive guitars)

The shape you left behind,

Haunts the corners of my mind.

Even if it’s gone, even if it hides,

I carry you where nothing dies.

I trace the edges you left to find,

The pieces of your fading mind.

(Bridge — whispered, dissonant guitar)

Stay…

Stay in the shape…

Stay in me…

Don’t leave…

(Outro — feedback, subtle static hum)

The shape… you left… behind…