Here Without You Was Just A Dream

[Verse 1]
I can only imagine my life with you
I tried to paint it
But the colors fade
Scrolling through pictures
Talking to a screen
Your name on my tongue
But you’re miles away
[Pre-Chorus]
Every night I reach out
To the side of the bed
Cold sheets
Same house
Too loud in my head
[Chorus]
Here without you was just a dream
Now I’m wide awake inside the memory
If you’re gonna break me
Let me down slowly (baby)
I’ll wait for you in every scene
Here without you was just a dream
But it’s cutting through me
[Verse 2]
Being so far from you makes me feel numb
Laugh at their jokes
But I feel nothing
I wear your hoodie like a borrowed heart
Smell your perfume in the dark
Then it’s gone again
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me
Are you lonely
When the daylight falls?
Do you ever hold me
In your late night calls?
[Chorus]
Here without you was just a dream
Now I’m wide awake inside the memory
If you’re gonna break me
Let me down slowly (baby)
I’ll wait for you in every scene
Here without you was just a dream
But it’s cutting through me
[Bridge]
Love can be heavy
Love can be cruel
But I still believe
Every road leads back to you
Dark can be beautiful
If you’re the light I see
I’ll keep the space beside me
Safe in case you come back to me (oh)
[Chorus]
Here without you was just a dream
Now I’m wide awake inside the memory
If you’re gonna break me
Let me down slowly (baby)
I’ll wait for you in every scene
Here without you was just a dream
But it’s cutting through me
Here without you was just a dream
But it’s all that’s left of you and me

Moody alt-pop ballad with male vocals over spacious piano and distant pads. Verse stays intimate and close-mic'd; chorus blooms with warm bass, soft drums, and wide reverb on the hook. Subtle delay on key phrases, layered harmonies on the last choruses, and a gentle rise into a bittersweet, cinematic bridge., sad, beautiful