

Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] (Acoustic guitar arpeggio, clean and melancholic) [Verse 1] The quiet of this room has grown too loud It’s not the echo, it’s the lack of sound I found your jacket tangled on the chair And stopped myself from breathing in the air You left a map drawn on a sticky note A lighthouse sketched beside a heavy coat It means you’re anchored now in someone else's space And I am scanning for your distant face [Verse 2] The kitchen window shows a faded moon It used to hang there brighter in our June I can't recall the colour of your car Just the sound it made when you drove too far I’m cataloging every bitter taste From every promise that we didn’t waste It's just the memory that doesn't bend Stretched thin until it finally has to end [Bridge] We built a ship from driftwood and from thread Now it’s just debris inside my head I keep the photograph beneath the glass Wishing for a current to reverse the past I see the shoreline where you left the sand The grain that slipped between your open hand [Verse 3] I’m folding clothes into a cardboard box Putting all the shared history on blocks You said my laughter sounded like the rain A sudden, soaking relief from all the pain But the drought arrived the moment you were gone And the downpour never happened to move on Just a damp, cold absence in the evening light A stubborn darkness in the middle of the night [Solo] (Acoustic guitar solo. Melodic, utilizing simple hammer-ons and pull-offs. The notes should feel sparse and deliberate, not rushed, maintaining the pensive mood.) [Verse 4] The streetlights bleed their colour on the floor Like yellow paint spilled underneath the door I heard your name called out by a friend of mine And felt my balance wobble on the line Of getting better and just getting by Of teaching all my reflexes to lie There’s no instruction for the day you fade Into a figure that another person made [Outro] I’ll find a way to navigate this sea But you will always be the farthest shore to me. (Fade out on sustained acoustic guitar chord.)
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11/27/2025