[Intro – soft falsetto, broken breath]
[Whispered] Mmm…
[Light inhale] Yeah...
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[Verse 1 – slow, airy, detached tone]
[Soft falsetto]
Woke up late, the air was still
Your jacket’s hanging on the window sill
[Drumkit solo]
I press rewind, it hurts to try
Your shadow’s walking down the hallway light
[Muted tone, almost cracked falsetto]
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[Pre-Chorus – subtle vibrato, build tension]
I left the TV on so loud
It echoes like you’re still around
[Faint whisper] You never said goodbye…
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[Chorus – strained falsetto, ache in voice]
[Slow rise]
Did you find someone to calm you down?
Do they know your silence like I do now?
[Drop to breathy whisper]
Will they hold your shaking hands,
When the world don’t feel like solid ground?
[Pause]
Or am I still the ghost that sleeps beside you now?
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[Verse 2 – spoken tone fading to falsetto]
[Softly spoken, distant mic]
I found your note behind the door
[Higher pitch] Said “Don’t wait up, this ain’t your war”
[Ghostlike falsetto]
But I still do… I always do
[Pause]
The coffee’s cold, the room is grey
[Strain slightly]
I thought I saw your face today
[Swallow breath]
Just smoke in place of truth
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[Bridge – ambient, almost whispered falsetto]
I still wear that hoodie out
Still drive past your parents’ house
Still hum that stupid song you liked
[Break slightly on “liked”]
Still try to dream you back each night
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[Final Chorus – fragile, breaking voice]
[Shaky falsetto]
Did you find someone to calm you down?
Do they see your ghosts when no one’s ‘round?
Will they say your name the same,
When you’re not sure who you are right now?
[Pause – breath, long exhale]
Or am I just a whisper stuck inside your mouth?
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[Outro – whispered, reverb-heavy]
[Delicate falsetto fading out]
If I let go, will you remember me?
[Whispered lower harmony]
Ashtray memory… just smoke, just me
[Echo: “just me”]
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