**Beyond the Fade**
*(Intro – spoken/soft)*
Phone rings late... where do you go when the lights go out? [1]
**Verse 1**
Phone rings late, white sheets in the ER glow,
Cold hands slip, monitors flatline slow.
Doctor says "time of death," clocks keep tickin',
But my world's froze, heart's barely kickin'.
They call it science, neurons fire then fade,
Body shuts down, no soul parade.
Stats on the chart, "it's over, move on,"
But the silence screams, feels so damn wrong.
Is your laugh trapped in echoes I chase?
Memories flickering, filling this space.
If the brain goes dark, does the light still burn?
Love in the void, when will I learn?
Near-death tales whisper tunnels of gold,
Light pulling you where the stories are told.
Science says dream, spirit says sign,
If there's more than flesh, draw the line.
Heartbeat's gone quiet, but I feel the pull,
Sing back to me from wherever you rule. [1]
**Pre-Chorus**
I feel you in the silence,
In the spaces in between.
Whispers in the shadows,
A thread I can't unweave.
Don't fade, don't fade away,
Heart's calling through the gray. [1]
**Chorus**
You're not gone, you're just out of view,
Light in the dark, pulling me through.
Every heartbeat keeps the doorway wide,
Love don't die, it rides on the tide.
You're not lost, you're woven in time,
Echoes of you in this heart of mine.
Hold the line, feel the spark ignite,
Love don't die, it burns through the night. [1]
**Verse 2**
Months creep by, empty chair at the table's edge,
Your scent lingers faint on the pillow's pledge.
Streetlights flicker like your old late-night drive,
Hollow routines, barely feeling alive.
Words I never said, regrets stack like stone,
Should've called sooner, now I'm here alone.
Blame carves deep, "If only I'd known,"
Guilt's heavy chain, dragging me down.
Feathers on the path, songs on the radio play,
License plate numbers spelling your name that way.
Dreams where you wave from the edge of the scene,
Coincidence or call from the in-between?
These signs keep coming, soft as the dawn,
Whether real or wish, they help me carry on.
Rage turns to whispers, pain starts to bend,
Maybe heaven's the love that never ends.
Letting go slow, but holding the light,
You're in every shadow, every starlit night. [1]
**Pre-Chorus 2**
I feel you in the silence,
Stronger now, breaking through.
Signs in the everyday,
Threads pulling me to you.
Don't fade, rise in the light,
Heart's ready for the fight. [1]
**Chorus**
You're not gone, you're just out of view,
Light in the dark, pulling me through.
Every heartbeat keeps the doorway wide,
Love don't die, it rides on the tide.
You're not lost, you're woven in time,
Echoes of you in this heart of mine.
Hold the line, feel the spark ignite,
Love don't die, it burns through the night.
Elyai
