[Verse 1]
Empty frame on the dresser
Dust on the glass
But you still stare
Talk to the air like I’m answering
You feel me standing there
Faded coat on the chair by the doorway
Phone lights up with my name at night
You keep checking like I might text back
You leave a space on my side
[Chorus]
I will never leave you
Even when I’m gone
I’m not gone
I’m the thought that cuts through
Every quiet hour before dawn
I’m the breath behind you
When you shake and say you’re fine
Even when I’m gone
I’m still in your mind
I’ll be around forever
Tied to your life
[Verse 2]
You wear my ring on a chain ‘round your collar
Black lace tangled with silver steel
Talk to the dark
Ask it your questions
You know I hear
You know I’m real
Burnt-out candles on the kitchen table
Wax like tears on the checkered cloth
You drink my coffee
Too strong
Too bitter
You laugh and then you’re lost
[Chorus]
I will never leave you
Even when I’m gone
I’m not gone
I’m the thought that cuts through
Every quiet hour before dawn
I’m the breath behind you
When you shake and say you’re fine
Even when I’m gone
I’m still in your mind
I’ll be around forever
Tied to your life
[Bridge]
[Drums swell
Guitars heavier
Dual vocals]
When the nights get loud in your chest (oh)
When the room tilts
Can’t catch your breath
Call my name
Let it tear your throat
I’ll be the weight that keeps you afloat
When you curse my name in the dark
Blame these chains around your heart
Hate me
Love me
It’s all the same
I’m carved in every vein
[Chorus]
I will never leave you
Even when I’m gone
I’m not gone
I’m the thought that cuts through
Every quiet hour before dawn
I’m the breath behind you
When you shake and say you’re fine
Even when I’m gone
I’m still in your mind
I’ll be around forever
Tied to your life
[Outro]
[Violin and piano return
Drums distant]
Keep that frame on the dresser
Talk to the air sometimes
Even when I’m gone
I’m not gone
I’m the ghost in your eyes