A Thousand Silent Goodbyes - ArlenaZara
The key still fits the lock
But the home is gone
Just shadows of the laughter
Where the light once shone
Your jacket's on the chair smells like a fading dream
A perfect hollow picture of how things used to seem
I trace the lines we drew upon the frosted pane
Before the winter set and brought the bitter rain
And I'm singing a thousand silent goodbyes in my head
To every single promise that we left unsaid
The space beside me screams your name through the night
We faded in the darkness while we chased the light
It wasn't a fire
It wasn't a crash
It was a slow quiet dusting of all we had to ash
The coffee cup you used is chipped but I can't hide it
Like this broken heart I'm forced to walk beside it
I listen for your footsteps a habit I can't break
Every single moment is a new mistake
I packed up all the photos tied them up with string
But memories don't fit inside a box or ring
They linger in the corners where the dust motes play
Reminding me you're gone in every single way
And I'm singing a thousand silent goodbyes in my head
To every single promise that we left unsaid
The space beside me screams your name through the night
We faded in the darkness while we chased the light
It wasn't a fire
It wasn't a crash
It was a slow quiet dusting of all we had to ash
They say that time will heal
That the pain will ease
But every passing hour puts my soul in less at ease
I don't want to move on I just want to pause the clock
Go back before we realized we were out of stock
Of patience and of passion and of trust
Before our forever turned to rust
And I'm screaming a thousand silent goodbyes in my head
To every single future we put to bed
The space beside me screams your name through the night
We faded in the darkness while we chased the light
It wasn't a fire
It wasn't a crash
It was a slow quiet dusting of all we had to ash
A thousand silent goodbyes
No shouting no last fight
Just the sound of my heart breaking
Quiet in the night
Yeah quiet in the night
Just shadows and the silence
And a thousand silent goodbyes