Shadow of You

[Intro] Dim room, a glass of rain on the window pane I whisper to the shade, I’m not okay [Verse 1] I’m counting echoes where your footsteps used to be My hands hold the ache you left inside of me The night crawls closer like a patient memory I wear the quiet where your voice used to be [Pre-Chorus] If love is a wound, I keep tending the scar I’m learning to breathe with the ache too near [Chorus] I miss you in the most literal way Like a shadow that won’t reach for the day I ache in vowels I cannot say aloud I’m fragile, but still fighting through the cloud [Verse 2] Your name sits heavy on my tongue at dawn I thread sharp thoughts until they’re gone The mirror knows me by the tear-streaked charm A woman surviving the storm of your harm [Pre-Chorus] If love is a wound, I keep tending the scar I’m learning to breathe with the ache too near [Chorus] I miss you in the most literal way Like a shadow that won’t reach for the day I ache in vowels I cannot say aloud I’m fragile, but still fighting through the cloud [Bridge] Letting the salt of memories wash over me I fold this grief into quiet bravery If I tremble, I’m choosing to remain A heart that rises after every rain [Chorus] I miss you in the most literal way Like a shadow that won’t reach for the day I ache in vowels I cannot say aloud I’m fragile, but still fighting through the cloud [Outro] Tonight I breathe softly, learning to be With less of you, more of me to keep me