[Intro]
Low bass fall
Then the room goes cold
Hey, old friend
I came back to the door
[Verse 1]
Your name still lives
On the dented frame
In this hallway paint
Where the rain left stains
I seen your coat
On a chair that died
And I heard your laugh
In the other side
We were young then
With our hands all torn
You said stay awhile
Now the years are worn
[Pre-Chorus]
And the walls keep time
With the things you said
Little broken vows
Little threads of red
So I came alone
To this quiet place
With a pocket full
Of what I couldn't save
[Chorus]
Don't fade on me
Don't fade on me
Old friend, stay near
Old friend, stay near
We were never gone
We were always here
(Always here)
Choir of ghosts
In the basement door
[Verse 2]
I saw your mom
At the grocery line
She still wears that ring
Like she wore last time
And I almost said
What I never wrote
How your voice still lives
In my coat, my throat
There were bad, bad days
There were long white lies
But you held my hand
When the bridge burned twice
Now I carry that
Like a rusted key
Turn it slow, turn it
And come back to me
[Pre-Chorus]
If the light goes out
If the floorboards moan
If you hear my steps
You are not alone
I kept every word
That you left behind
Like a match in rain
Like a song in mine
[Chorus]
Don't fade on me
Don't fade on me
Old friend, stay near
Old friend, stay near
We were never gone
We were always here
(Always here)
Choir of ghosts
In the basement door
[Bridge]
If you still can hear
Meet me halfway down
Past the dust and nails
Past the sleeping sound
I'll bring your old coat
I'll bring my old shame
We can laugh at how
We survived the flame
[Final Chorus]
Don't fade on me
Don't fade on me
Old friend, stay near
Old friend, stay near
We were never gone
We were always here
(Always here)
Choir of ghosts
At the basement door
Don't fade on me
Don't fade on me
Old friend, stay near
Old friend, stay near