Faded You

The city sleeps, but I can’t close my eyes

Your voice still lingers, soft like a lullaby

Every light feels colder, every breath feels thin

You’re the ghost that lives beneath my skin

I still see you in the smoke and the rain

Every whisper sounds like your name

You fade, but never go away

And I’m still here, where you used to stay

The moonlight spills across an empty bed

I trace the outline where your warmth once spread

Our songs still play, but the rhythm’s wrong

Silence hums where your heart belonged

I still see you in the smoke and the rain

Every whisper sounds like your name

You fade, but never go away

And I’m still here, where you used to stay

Maybe love was just a dream we wore too long

Maybe I was right, but you were gone

Still I breathe you in, like the last cigarette

Burning slow, and full of regret

The night keeps calling, but it’s not you

Just the echo of the things we knew

And I’m still here —

Still missing you.