(Verse 1)
I still hear your laughter in the walls
Like a breeze that drifts through the hall
Your old boots by the door, still untied
As if you might come back inside
You were the fire in every fight
The calm that carried me through night
Now the silence cuts like a knife
In this house we built with life
(Chorus)
But I carry you in stories
In the songs we used to sing
You're the echo in my footsteps
The shadow in the spring
I still raise my glass to your name
Feel the warmth through all this pain
You're gone, but not gone from me
You're in the air I breathe
(Verse 2)
I see your face in strangers’ eyes
In the dusk of purple skies
You taught me how to hold my ground
Now I’m standing, but you’re not around
The world keeps spinning like it should
But nothing feels the way it could
You were more than just my blood
You were my anchor in the flood
(Chorus)
Still I carry you in stories
In the songs we used to sing
You're the echo in my footsteps
The shadow in the spring
I still raise my glass to your name
Feel the warmth through all this pain
You're gone, but not gone from me
You're in the air I breathe
(Bridge)
One day I’ll meet you where the sky turns blue
And every tear I cried will turn to dew
Until then, I’ll live like you taught me to
With love, with fight, with something true
(Final Chorus)
Yes, I carry you in stories
In the songs we used to sing
You're the whisper in my silence
You're the peace the morning brings
Though I walk this road alone
I know I’ll never be unknown
You're gone, but not gone from me
You're in the air I breathe