[Intro – vocal: breathy, close mic, almost spoken; instrumental: filtered piano motif, distant pad swell, soft tape hiss, slow fade-in, light vinyl crackle]
I’m still here
just not all the way
somewhere between the noise
and what I can’t say
[Verse 1 – vocal: close, intimate, whispered | instrumental: soft plucked piano, airy pads, light lo-fi texture, minimal kick]
I counted cracks in the ceiling
tried to count myself in
I wrote your name on every page
then tore it up again
You weren’t here
I lost my way
I whispered to empty rooms
no one whispered back
I did stupid things
just to feel something real
I traced the scars on my arms
like lines I can’t explain
[Pre-Chorus – vocal: rising intensity, light doubles | instrumental: widening pads, reverse textures, building percussion]
I touched the pain
just to see if it stayed
everything I did
felt like burning daylight
I wrote it down
folded tight in my hand
I was breaking
quietly breaking
[Chorus – vocal: wide, stacked harmonies, higher energy | instrumental: full stereo synths, lifted bass, soft driving beat, ambient swells]
My heart in pieces
I’m still trying to hold myself
I move like a ghost
through these empty hallways
Echoes of laughter
don’t sound like mine anymore
I keep tracing lines
like confessions on paper
Nothing feels real
but I keep breathing through it
I just want you here
I just want time to stop
My heart in pieces
I’m still trying to hold myself
I move like a ghost
through these empty hallways
[Verse 2 – vocal: restrained, rhythmic | instrumental: stripped drums, bare piano, soft ambient motion]
I pressed my pen to paper
tried to trap a moment of you
my body, my mistakes
keep talking too loud
I count every heartbeat
like it might fix me
still breathing
still here
[Pre-Chorus 2 – vocal: building, layered | instrumental: rising pads, reversed piano, increasing tension]
Empty hallways
empty me
I keep writing it down
like it could change me
I’m breaking
but I stay in it
learning how to exist
inside the noise
[Chorus – vocal: full, emotional peak | instrumental: full mix, wide stereo field, strong low end, lifted percussion]
My heart in pieces
I’m still trying to hold myself
I move like a ghost
through these empty hallways
Echoes of laughter
don’t sound like mine anymore
I keep tracing lines
like confessions on paper
Nothing feels real
but I keep breathing through it
I just want you here
I just want time to stop
My heart in pieces
I’m still trying to hold myself
I move like a ghost
through these empty hallways
[Bridge – vocal: fragile, intimate spoken-sing | instrumental: solo piano, soft room tone]
I wrote it all down
so I might remember
who I was before this
If I close my eyes
I can almost go back
before everything
felt this heavy
[Outro – vocal: fading, soft doubles | instrumental: piano and tape hiss, gradual fade]
My heart in pieces
I’m still holding myself
I move like a ghost
through empty hallways
Empty echoes
empty me
I wrote it down
so I’d remember
who I was