Echo In The Back Of My Mind

[Verse 1]
I still park on your side of the driveway
Key in the door
But I wait
Two cups on the counter from last May
Can’t bring myself to throw one away
[Pre-Chorus]
Your sweater still hangs on my chair
I swear I feel you walking upstairs
I try to drown you out with the TV glow
But in the quiet
You always show
[Chorus]
You’re the echo in the back of my mind
Every step I take
You’re half a beat behind
Saying
“Baby
Don’t forget me this time” (this time)
We’re over
But you’re under my skin
Every door I close
You’re pulling me back in
I’m alone
But I still love you like you’re mine
You’re the echo in the back of my mind
[Verse 2]
Your name pops up on every billboard
Even though it’s letters I’ve never seen
Every laugh in a crowd has your chord
Every song sounds like the in-between
[Pre-Chorus]
I tell our friends that I’m doing fine
They change the subject
Read every sign
I switch lanes just to miss your street
But somehow we still meet
[Chorus]
You’re the echo in the back of my mind
Every step I take
You’re half a beat behind
Saying
“Baby
Don’t forget me this time” (don’t forget)
We’re over
But you’re under my skin
Every door I close
You’re pulling me back in
I’m alone
But I still love you like you’re mine
You’re the echo in the back of my mind
[Bridge]
You’re the quiet in my chaos
Soft calling through the noise (oh-oh)
Every choice I make still bends
To the memory of your voice
You’re the word I never swallowed
The call I never placed
If loving you is over
Why do I taste your name?
[Chorus]
You’re the echo in the back of my mind
Every step I take
You’re half a beat behind
Saying
“Baby
Don’t forget me this time” (this time)
We’re over
But you’re under my skin
Every door I close
You’re pulling me back in
I’m alone
But I still love you like you’re mine
You’re the echo in the back of my mind
You’re the echo in the back of my mind

Moody pop ballad, slow build from sparse piano and soft pads into a wider, cinematic chorus; male vocals up front, airy female harmonies tucked deep in the mix like distant memories. Subtle electronic percussion blooms in the second half, with a late bridge drop to almost solo vocal before a final, layered chorus swell.