[Verse 1 — slow, pulsing, whispery]
I tried to burn your name off my tongue,
But the ash tastes sweet, keeps me undone.
I’m building walls with broken glass,
Stacking shards where your shadow passed.
Tried to erase the echo in my chest,
But ghosts don’t read the fine print in my rest.
The hands move forward, but I’m paused in the sun,
Learning how to count the seconds from square one.
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[Pre-Chorus — airy, tension building]
I flip the page, but it keeps your face,
I trace the lines, but they leave no space.
I start again, but the start feels late,
The world’s moving on while I negotiate.
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[Chorus — Holywtr deep bass, layered vocals]
I’m forgetting you in pieces, one by one,
Like pulling stars from the sky to weigh the sun.
I’m starting over, but the ground won’t stay,
The world spins fast while I fade away.
Square one, round two, I’m rewriting my pain,
Counting raindrops falling from your name.
The world keeps turning, indifferent and true,
But I stopped here, lost, remembering you.
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[Verse 2 — darker, rhythmic, clever wordplay]
I shelved your memory on aisle nine,
But it keeps ringing up like it’s still mine.
Tried to ghost your smile in my brain,
But the haunting’s filed under permanent stain.
I pour another drink, smoke the past in haze,
Try to lose you in the smoke, but it plays.
World’s a carousel, spinning, never done,
But I’m dizzy, parked, still square one.
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[Pre-Chorus — layered, echoing]
I flip the page, but it keeps your face,
I trace the lines, but they leave no space.
I start again, but the start feels late,
The world’s moving on while I negotiate.
[Breakdown — distorted bass, metallic hits, echoing screams]
THE WORLD KEEPS SPINNING—AND I’M FALLING!
EVERY SECOND WITHOUT YOU IS SHOUTING!
I’VE TRIED TO FORGET, TRIED TO MOVE ON—
BUT YOUR GHOSTS KEEP ME TETHERED, PARALYZED, UNDONE!
SQUARE ONE, ROUND TWO, I’M BLEEDING THROUGH TIME!
THE CLOCK WON’T WAIT, AND I’M STILL STUCK IN THIS RHYME!
I CAN’T CATCH THE SUN, CAN’T ESCAPE THE MOON—
LOST IN YOUR SHADOW, DROWNING TOO SOON!
[fade into echoing reverb and soft pads as tension melts into the final chorus]
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[Final Chorus — bigger, more intense]
I’m forgetting you in pieces, one by one,
Like pulling stars from the sky to weigh the sun.
I’m starting over, but the ground won’t stay,
The world spins fast while I fade away.
Square one, round two, I’m rewriting my pain,
Counting raindrops falling from your name.
The world keeps turning, indifferent and true,
But I stopped here, lost, remembering you.
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[Outro — soft, reverbed, minimal]
I’ll catch up someday,
But today I’m paused,
Square one, still counting,
While the world keeps spinning past.
Atlantica
