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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I fold your name
into the dark
like a note
I cannot send
Your shoes by the door
still hold their shape
I step around them
like a prayer
[Pre-Chorus]
And the house goes still
when I let go
of what you were
to me
[Chorus]
The nights are long
when she lives behind my eyes
The nights are long
behind my eyes
I blink and you stay
soft as a bruise
The nights are long
when she lives behind my eyes
[Verse 2]
Tea gone cold
on the sill
your little key
turned in my hand
I hear your laugh
in the pipes
then the room
swallows it whole
[Pre-Chorus]
And I hold my breath
like it might keep
your shadow warm
for me
[Chorus]
The nights are long
when she lives behind my eyes
The nights are long
behind my eyes
I blink and you stay
soft as a bruise
The nights are long
when she lives behind my eyes
[Bridge]
If I close one eye
you come closer
If I close both
I lose the room
But even silence
has your outline
even silence
says your name
[Final Chorus]
The nights are long
when she lives behind my eyes
The nights are long
behind my eyes
I blink and you stay
soft as a bruise
The nights are long
when she lives behind my eyes
Behind my eyes
behind my eyes
Details
GeneratedJul 22, 2026
Duration3:47
LanguageEnglish
Style
Minimalist piano ballad with sparse felt-piano arpeggios, slow rubato pulse, and solo alto female vocals; verse stays nearly bare with close-mic intimacy, pre-chorus opens into higher sustained notes and breathy pauses, chorus lands on the quoted line with doubled last words and a single soft harmony, bridge drops to voice and low piano notes before a final whispered reprise. Natural room tone, long silences, delicate pedal noise, fragile and echoing mix, ballad, natural, female vocals
Credits
Prompt by
Brigids_Hearth
Brigids_HearthModelAria v5.5
Prompt
Minimalist piano ballad. Solo alto female voice, felt piano only. “The nights are long when she lives behind my eyes.” Close-mic, natural room, no drums or pads. Fragile, intimate, echoing silence
