Verse 1]
The echoes in the room are all I hear
Represent the absence of people making sound
Just my voice, me alone, facing every fear
This isn't where I'm supposed to be found
I'm the one going down
Chorus
(Music swells slightly, adding a slow, soft drum beat or strings)
[Chorus]
And I will soon be gone, then they'll arrive
A lifetime much too late, too late to keep me here alive
They'll only see my shadow as I walk away
Halt to peer over my shoulder, no time left to stay
Before I'm dragged abruptly down, into the black unknown
Verse 2
(Music remains soft and emotional)
[Verse 2]
I open up my mouth, trying hard to scream
And hear the echoes of voices I don't recognize
It feels just like a broken, fading dream
Not the sound of my own voice, just a cruel surprise
Looking up with tired eyes
Chorus
(Music swells again, full emotion)
[Chorus]
And I will soon be gone, then they'll arrive
A lifetime much too late, too late to keep me here alive
They'll only see my shadow as I walk away
Halt to peer over my shoulder, no time left to stay
Before I'm dragged abruptly down, into the black unknown
Bridge
(Music slows even further, very sparse arrangement, focus on vulnerable vocals)
[Bridge]
I glance up from the depths of the hole I dug
To see the silhouettes of bridges I have burned
Again I try to speak, denied the final hug
Only echoes now, lessons never learned
Saying goodbye, they're fading fast away
Chorus
(Full arrangement, powerful delivery, maximum emotion)
[Chorus]
I am soon to be gone, then they'll arrive
A lifetime much too late, too late to keep me here alive
They'll only see my shadow as I walk away
Halt to peer over my shoulder, no time left to stay
Before I'm dragged abruptly down, into the black unknown
Outro
(Music fades slowly back to the original piano melody)
[Outro]
The echoes start to fade,
The silence starts to break,
A new melody begins,
A future to embrace...
(Piano fades out on the final chord)
