Verse 1 — The Empty Room
I wake up mid-dream, arm out across the sheets
Your shadow used to live here, now it’s just the heat
I roll into the space you left, it’s cold but I pretend
Like morning’s gonna fix what night keeps breaking again
Pre-Chorus — The Trigger
Never feared the dark before you
Now it’s where your name gets loudest
Curtains drawn, the clock says 2AM
And I’m counting cracks in the ceiling again
Chorus — Two Meanings, One Moment
When the lights go down, that’s when I feel you near
Sometimes it’s the missing, sometimes it’s the mirror
Same moon through the window, same floor, same bed
Some nights I’m grieving, some nights I’m grateful instead
When the lights go down, I let the truth roll in
Whether it’s goodbye or “let love back in”
When the lights go down — I’m learning to sit with both
Verse 2 — The Shift
Used to drown the quiet just to dodge your ghost
Walked past your door like pain was a place I’d host
But time don’t move in straight lines, it moves in waves
And tonight the tide brought something that feels like grace
Bridge — The Answer
So pull the curtain back, let the night air in
If darkness brought the hurt, maybe it brings the mend
Every chord I learned in heartbreak plays different now
Like the same room sings a new song when you don’t run from how
Final Chorus — Resolution
When the lights go down, I don’t fight the feeling
If it’s you I miss, I let the missing do its healing
If it’s love you bring, I open up the door
Same dark that took you can give you back and more
When the lights go down — I’m not scared anymore
When the lights go down — I’m finally sure
Outro
I reach out in the night… and this time, something reaches too.
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