Intro]
Soft strumming, gentle whispers sinking in
Time unravels; old memories begin
[Verse 1]
Golden days blur in the evening glow
Laughter floating from years ago
A mirror aging with every glance
Captured moments in a fading trance
[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear me now?
Across the distance, through the doubt
Dreams once vivid, now undone
Lost beneath the weight of what I’ve become
[Chorus]
All that I was drifts further away
Colors dim from yesterday
If I could speak to my younger face
Hold the pieces I can’t replace
Raise my voice through everything I’ve lost
Teach myself how to bear the cost
Hearts can break but still extend
Wishing I could start again
[Verse 2]
Footsteps linger in forgotten rooms
Childhood humming in quiet tunes
Reaching for what I can’t retrieve
Lessons buried where I used to believe
[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear me now?
Across the distance, through the doubt
Dreams once vivid, now undone
Lost beneath the weight of what I’ve become
[Chorus]
All that I was drifts further away
Colors dim from yesterday
If I could speak to my younger face
Hold the pieces I can’t replace
Raise my voice through everything I’ve lost
Teach myself how to bear the cost
Hearts can break but still extend
Wishing I could start again
[Bridge — quiet female vocal + soft male harmony]
Barely breathing through the ache
Trying not to let myself break
Calling out to who I used to be
Asking her to wait for me
[Breakdown — slow, emotional collapse]
(Slow chords ring out, huge reverb)
A weight inside my chest descends
A pulse that shakes, refuses to mend
A distant cry buried under years
Falling through forgotten fears
(Soft scream, far away)
Stay with me… don’t disappear…
[Outro]
Soft strumming fades into the night
Searching for pieces of old light
ASHBORN
