**Verse 1 (clean baritone / fragile, spacious)** The house still breathes like you’re inside Every door remembers your side I reach for habits with no use Still setting places meant for you Your jacket hangs where time stood still Dust learns the shape of your will I don’t cry—I just forget Then remember all over again *(soft, echoing ad-libs)* — *still here* — *still gone* **Pre-Chorus (low, restrained ache)** They say it fades if I let it Like loss is something to outgrow But grief just changes posture It never really goes **Chorus (wide, heavy, mournful)** I carry the weight of what’s missing Like gravity learned my name Every breath feels borrowed Since the day you didn’t stay If love is measured in absence Then I’m rich in pain I don’t scream your name I just feel it **Verse 2 (groove-driven, subdued)** Your voicemail’s a time capsule I’m afraid to open twice Your laugh still lives in the static Between the wrong and right I keep moving out of habit Like motion means I’m okay But my shadow walks behind me In the shape you left that day *(ad-libs)* — *too quiet* — *too soon* **Pre-Chorus 2 (voice breaking, controlled)** I don’t know who I am without you I just know who I was before Every future I imagined Doesn’t live here anymore **Chorus (heavier, layered harmonies)** I carry the weight of what’s missing Like gravity learned my name Every breath feels borrowed Since the day you didn’t stay If love is measured in absence Then I’m rich in pain I don’t scream your name I just feel it **Bridge (ambient pads / delayed guitar)** They tell me time will heal this Like time was ever kind Time just teaches me new ways To leave you behind *(drop — silence beat)* **Breakdown (controlled, aching screams)** I DIDN’T LOSE YOU YOU LEFT A HOLE THAT EVERY DAY KEEPS TAKING MORE I DON’T NEED ANSWERS I NEED A SIGN THAT YOU STILL EXIST SOMEWHERE IN TIME **Final Chorus (clean lead + harsh underlayer)** I carry the weight of what’s missing It never lets me stand straight I learned how to function But I never escaped If heaven is real I hope you’re safe And if it’s not Then I’ll carry you anyway **Outro (soft, cinematic reverb)** Some losses don’t end They just get quieter And I learn how to breathe Around them

The Weight Of What’s Missing