[Intro]
Soft rain taps the window, I count the quiet hours
A breath held close to memory, where you still have my name
[Verse 1]
I walk through rooms that knew your laughter in the light
Now shadows hold the corners where your hands used to lie
I keep your photograph like a compass in a storm
Guiding me inward, to the places where I’m torn
[Pre-Chorus]
If waiting is a prayer, I whisper your name to the night
Hoping the dawn will answer with a soft and merciful light
[Chorus]
I’m here in the hush of yesterday, listening for your voice
Counting the silent seconds until you return, or I make a choice
To hold onto the ache, to learn how to breathe without you here
Longing for the sound of your footsteps, and the mercy of near
[Verse 2]
The clock keeps its patient rhythm, steady as a vow
I fold your letters, press them close, then let them go somehow
The rain writes your goodbye on the glass in streaks of gray
And I wait for color to return to this grayscale day
[Pre-Chorus]
If waiting is a prayer, I whisper your name to the night
Hoping the dawn will answer with a soft and merciful light
[Chorus]
I’m here in the hush of yesterday, listening for your voice
Counting the silent seconds until you return, or I make a choice
To hold onto the ache, to learn how to breathe without you here
Longing for the sound of your footsteps, and the mercy of near
[Bridge]
Maybe time can mend what time cannot explain
Maybe love leaves traces that stubbornly remain
[Chorus]
I’m here in the hush of yesterday, listening for your voice
Counting the silent seconds until you return, or I make a choice
To hold onto the ache, to learn how to breathe without you here
Longing for the sound of your footsteps, and the mercy of near
[Outro]
Until the rain wears thin and the quiet finally clears
I’ll keep your memory close, through all the waiting years
