

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] We used to talk till the sky turned gray Now the mornings feel heavy and hollow Coffee cups line up But the words drift away I reach for a past I can’t follow [Chorus] I miss the way we used to be All the little things that held us together There’s a ghost in the hallway Sitting with me Whispering “Nothing stays the same forever” [Verse 2] You still laugh But it lands in a different place There’s a distance hiding in your shoulder Photographs framed But they blur in their case Every smile feels a little bit older [Chorus] I miss the way we used to be All the little things that held us together There’s a ghost in the hallway Sitting with me Whispering “Nothing stays the same forever” [Bridge] I lay a hand on the life we lost (softly now) Name every dream we had by heart Grief is a garden that grows from the cost Of loving a world that falls apart [Chorus] I miss the way we used to be All the little things that held us together I’m learning to breathe with the change in me While a voice in my chest says “Surrender” [Outro] So I bless what was And I set it free Hold the hurt like a fading ember It’ll never go back to the way it used to be But I’ll keep its warmth to remember
Tags
Warm indie-folk ballad with alto female vocals, fingerpicked acoustic guitar and soft piano voicings; verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, gentle brush kit and subtle upright bass easing in on the first chorus. Swelling pads and light vocal harmonies bloom in later choruses for emotional lift, then everything falls back to just voice and guitar on the final lines, leaving a tender, resonant hush., gentle
3:17
No
2/17/2026