Verse 1
I wake up in a room I know
But the walls don’t talk like they used to
Photographs stare through cracked glass
Like they’re waiting for me to remember you
Names fall through the cracks of my teeth
Dates turn to dust in my hands
I know I lived a thousand lives
I just can’t trace where they land
Pre-Chorus
There’s a ghost in every heartbeat
Echoes I can’t outrun
If I’m losing all the chapters
Let me keep the ones that hurt the most
Chorus
If I’m fading, let me burn
Let me feel it one last time
I’ll hold tight to every scar
Every love that made me mine
If the past is slipping through me
Like water through my hands
I’ll cherish what’s still beating
Before it fades… before it fades
Verse 2
Your laugh is on the edge of me
Like a song I almost know
I chase the shape of your face
Down every road my mind won’t go
There’s comfort in the broken parts
At least I know they’re real
If forgetting is the ending
Then remembering is how I feel
Pre-Chorus
I don’t need the whole damn story
Just the truth of who I was
If the light is getting shorter
Let me stand in it because
Chorus
If I’m fading, let me burn
Let me feel it one last time
I’ll hold tight to every scar
Every love that made me mine
If the past is slipping through me
Like water through my hands
I’ll cherish what’s still beating
Before it fades… before it fades
Bridge (Breakdown – heavy, stripped)
Don’t take the sound of your voice
Don’t take the weight of your name
If I forget every sin I’ve done
Let me remember the pain
I don’t fear the dark ahead
I fear waking up unknown
So carve this moment into me
If this is all I get to own
Final Chorus (Big, emotional)
If I’m fading, let me burn
Till the ashes light the sky
I’ll scream the truth into the dark
So I know I was alive
When the mirror stops reflecting
Every man I used to be
I’ll cherish what’s still beating
You’re the last thing left in me
Outro
If tomorrow steals today
And yesterday won’t stay
I’ll close my eyes and hold on tight…
Before it fades
Before it fades
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