[Intro]
Soft light on the dresser, a ghost of your smile stays
I wear a calm on my face, but the ache never fades
[Verse 1]
I walk through our city like a map that’s gone cold
Every corner breathes your name, but you’re not there to hold
I’m laughing with strangers, masking the ache in my chest
Trying to look brave, while I’m still chasing what’s left
[Pre-Chorus]
Your photos blink from the shelf, a parade of what used to be
The messages glow like embers, warning me to let it be
[Chorus]
I smile so you won’t see the fault lines in my heart
Keep the words I never said, like a wound that won’t depart
If I pretend enough, maybe I’ll forget your kiss
But memory keeps singing you back, with every note and hiss
[Verse 2]
I scroll through songs we loved, the chorus cuts like rain
Letters you wrote arrive in drafts that never feel complete again
I wear the mask of laughter, as the room grows cold and wide
Photos face outward, while loneliness crawls from inside
[Pre-Chorus]
Your voice still lingers in the hum of a late-night street
I chase the echo of your hello, but it slips through my feet
[Chorus]
I smile so you won’t see the fault lines in my heart
Keep the words I never said, like a wound that won’t depart
If I pretend enough, maybe I’ll forget your kiss
But memory keeps singing you back, with every note and hiss
[Bridge]
Maybe time will soften what the light can’t change
But tonight I cling to the songs that know my name
[Chorus]
I smile so you won’t see the fault lines in my heart
Keep the words I never said, like a wound that won’t depart
If I pretend enough, maybe I’ll forget your kiss
But memory keeps singing you back, with every note and hiss
[Outro]
So I breathe, and I wait for the ache to ease slow
Until the masked laughter finally learns to let you go
