“I see you fading, slipping through the cracks,
Your face is here, but you’re never coming back.
A stranger in the shell of the one I knew,
It’s breaking my heart, but I’m still holding you.”
Yo, it’s like a thief in the night, creepin’, no warning,
Stealing the sunrise, it’s always stormin’.
They say it’s Alzheimer’s, but I call it a curse,
Turnin’ the best days into memories that hurt.
I look in your eyes, but you don’t know my name,
A face in the mirror, but it don’t look the same.
Your mind’s a puzzle with the pieces all gone,
You’re here in the flesh, but your spirit’s withdrawn.
Conversations turn to whispers, then silence,
Love’s a battlefield, but this ain’t the same violence.
It’s slow motion murder, a shadow that crawls,
A thousand little deaths ‘til there’s nothing at all.
“I see you fading, slipping through the cracks,
Your face is here, but you’re never coming back.
A stranger in the shell of the one I knew,
It’s breaking my heart, but I’m still holding you.”
Used to tell me stories, used to make me laugh,
Now I’m talkin’ to a ghost trapped in the aftermath.
Your memories, they scatter like leaves in the wind,
And I’m clutchin’ at the air, tryna hold what’s been.
This ain’t just pain, it’s a twisted decay,
Like you’re dyin’ alive and I’m watchin’ each day.
You forgot the recipes, the songs you’d hum,
Now you can’t even remember where you’re from.
And I’m stuck, man, I hate it, I’m feelin’ so helpless,
Prayin’ for a cure but the answer’s still selfish.
‘Cause I want you back, but it’s out of my hands,
This disease doesn’t fight fair, it’s a ruthless demand.
“I see you fading, slipping through the cracks,
Your face is here, but you’re never coming back.
A stranger in the shell of the one I knew,
It’s breaking my heart, but I’m still holding you.”
“Pieces of you in the shadows remain,
I try to hold on, but it’s never the same.
Love’s the only weapon I’ve got in this fight,
I’ll keep you close ‘til the end of the night.”
I’m screamin’ at the walls, tryna make sense of the chaos,
This ain’t life, it’s a slow-burnin’ holocaust.
Takin’ everything you built brick by brick,
Till you’re nothin’ but a frame, and it’s makin’ me sick.
And they tell me, “Stay strong,” but they don’t understand,
It’s like watchin’ the ocean swallow up the land.
Every “I love you” gets lost in the void,
The person you were, completely destroyed.
But I’ll stay by your side, I won’t let go,
Even as the darkness continues to grow.
You gave me your best, now I’ll give you mine,
Love’s a light, even when it can’t rewind.
“I see you fading, slipping through the cracks,
Your face is here, but you’re never coming back.
A stranger in the shell of the one I knew,
It’s breaking my heart, but I’m still holding you.”
Yo, this disease don’t just kill the afflicted,
It tears families apart, leaves ‘em conflicted.
But love’s a battlefield where we never retreat,
Even when we're facin' ultimate defeat
