Still Standing There

**Verse 1**
The room still smells like you
Static in the air, I don’t move
Your shadow hangs where the light should be
I trace the silence, hoping it bleeds

I say your name but it falls apart
Hits the floor before it hits my heart
Every word feels borrowed now
Like I’m speaking from someone else’s mouth

**Pre-Chorus**
I’m scared of what I’ll find
If I look you in the eyes
Are you here, or just the thought
That I can’t outrun tonight?

**Chorus**
Is it really you
Or just a memory I hold too tight?
I reach out and fall straight through
You fade every time I try

If I stay right here
Will you finally tell the truth?
Or am I alone with the ghost
Of someone I once knew?

**Verse 2**
Your voice still hums in the walls
Low and warm, then nothing at all
I sleep on the edge of the bed
Like I’m waiting for you to come back instead

Time moves slow when you’re not real
Every second cuts, but I still kneel
If this pain is all that’s left
Then let it hurt—I’ll take the theft

**Pre-Chorus**
I’m scared to let you go
‘Cause it’s all I have to hold
If I lose this version of you
There’s no comfort in the cold

**Chorus**
Is it really you
Or just a dream that won’t release?
I say your name like a wound
Hoping you’ll bleed back into me

If I close my eyes
Do you disappear too?
Or do I wake up empty
Still reaching for you?

**Bridge (soft, whispered)**
I don’t need answers
I don’t need peace
I just need to know
You existed to me

**Breakdown / Heavy Section**
I FEEL YOU SLIP
EVERY TIME I BREATHE
YOU’RE EVERYWHERE
BUT YOU’RE NOT WITH ME

I SCREAM YOUR NAME
IN A SILENT ROOM
IF THIS IS LOVE
IT’S A SLOW DEATH TOO

**Final Chorus (stripped back)**
Is it really you
Standing right in front of me?
Or just the shape of what we were
Burned into my memory

If I let this die
Will I finally be free?
Or will I always chase the space
Where you used to be?

**Outro**
I stay
Just in case
You come back
The same

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Shoegaze, dream pop, alt post metal/post rock, ambient, soft clean vocals, low baritone/mid range cleans, harmonies