The autumn leaves are on the ground,
And I’m still standing where you left me now.
The clock keeps whispering your name,
But every echo sounds the same.
[Long piano chord, soft strings rise]
[Pre-Chorus]
Every breath feels colder tonight,
Every shadow is stealing the light…
[Chorus]
Oh, wasted hours… wasted days,
A lifetime lost in empty space.
I built a world on hollow dreams,
But nothing is ever what it seems.
Oh, wasted time… it’s all I keep.
[Verse 2]
The mirror shows a stranger’s face,
Carved with regret I can’t erase.
A thousand nights I held on tight,
To fading love, to fading light.
(Piano arpeggios, soft vocal swell)
[Pre-Chorus]
Every heartbeat’s a cry I disguise,
But the silence cuts deeper than lies.
[Chorus]
Oh, wasted hours… wasted days,
A lifetime lost in empty space.
I built a world on hollow dreams,
But nothing is ever what it seems.
Oh, wasted time… it’s all I keep.
[Bridge]
If I could turn back the hands of the clock,
Would I run to you, or would I just stop?
The past is a ghost I can’t let go,
It’s haunting me more than you’ll ever know.
[Big instrumental swell here — strings, soft drums]
[Final Chorus]
Oh, wasted hours… wasted days,
I let the years just slip away.
I built a life on borrowed hope,
But love was a fire I couldn’t hold.
Oh, wasted time… it’s all I own.
[Outro]
The clock keeps ticking… slow, so slow…
And I’m left with nothing… but letting go.