[Intro – Instrumental / Cinematic buildup with distant echoes of reversed vocals in background]
[Verse 1]
I smile when they ask if I'm doing alright
Say I’ve been sleeping, eating, healing just fine
Scroll past your name, like it don’t make me bleed
Lie through my teeth like it’s easy to breathe
I light up the sky with a crafted disguise
The sunset reflects in my hollowed-out eyes
But every gold shimmer still sharpens the knife
Pretending I’m free when I’m barely alive
[Pre-Chorus]
Told myself I burned that bridge
But I can still smell the smoke
I laugh like I’m past it all
But inside, I choke
[Chorus]
It’s the Orange Hour
Where ghosts wear gold
And memories dance
In the lies I’ve told
I fake the light
While the shadows scream
You’re gone, but still
You haunt my dreams
I run from rage, then beg it to stay
Just so I feel something, anyway
It’s the Orange Hour—
Where I fall apart beautifully
[Instrumental Drop – heavy strings with layered vocal hums and a soft electric guitar swell]
[Verse 2]
I scream at the stars when nobody’s near
Hope they'll echo back what I needed to hear
I tried killing time just to bury the flame
But the fire inside still whispers your name
I’m kissing strangers with a hollow heart
I play the role, I know the part
But every laugh rings counterfeit
When every sunset feels like this
[Pre-Chorus]
Burned your letters, blocked your songs
But the melody still knows where it belongs
I close my eyes, and there you are
Soft as dusk, sharp as scars
[Chorus]
It’s the Orange Hour
Where ghosts wear gold
And memories dance
In the lies I’ve told
I fake the light
While the shadows scream
You’re gone, but still
You haunt my dreams
I run from rage, then beg it to stay
Just so I feel something, anyway
It’s the Orange Hour—
Where I fall apart beautifully
[Bridge – Spoken/Softly Sung over ambient guitar & pads]
They think I’ve moved on
I almost believe it, too
But the truth comes bleeding
In every hue
[Final Chorus – stripped down, emotionally raw]
It’s the Orange Hour
And I can’t outrun
The ghost of you
Or what we’ve become
The fire’s dim
But it never dies
I’m still pretending
But can’t say why
I smile in gold
And break in flame
Still whispering
Your name
[Outro – fading piano + soft orchestral swell as the screen of sound slowly]
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