Empty chair

(Intro – soft)
Yeah…
It’s funny how the things that hurt you
Still feel like home.
(Verse 1)
There’s an empty chair at the table
But I still set it out of habit
I tell myself I’m stable
But stability feels tragic
You left without a warning
Just a “maybe it’s for the best”
Now every single morning
Feels like weight inside my chest
I don’t call my friends no more
I just say I’m “laying low”
Truth is I don’t trust myself
When my thoughts start getting loud
I keep replaying last December
Every fight and every tone
How we both said things we didn’t mean
But still let ‘em turn to stone
(Pre-Chorus)
I say I’m fine alone
But silence cuts too deep
I swear I’ve let you go
But you still visit in my sleep
(Hook)
I’m talking to an empty chair
Like you’re still sitting there
Like you still care
Like you didn’t disappear
I’m holding onto thin air
Breathing in what’s not there
Room full of memories
But you’re nowhere
(Verse 2)
I almost dial your number
Then I throw the phone away
I don’t trust what I would say
On nights I can’t escape
I tried to hate you for it
Tried to blame you for the end
But the truth is I was scared
Of losing you again
I built my walls too high
You built your distance higher
We both stood in the fire
Too proud to say we’re tired
Now the only thing that stays
Is regret inside my brain
And the echo of your voice
Calling out my name
(Bridge – stripped down, emotional)
If love is supposed to heal
Why does it scar this deep?
If letting go is freedom
Why does it feel like defeat?
(Final Hook – more desperate)
I’m talking to an empty chair
Like you’re still sitting there
Like you still care
Like you didn’t disappear
I’m holding onto thin air
Trying not to break here
Room full of memories
And I’m stuck right there

Depression, rap, male vocals