Without

[TELEGRAM] (Verse 1) I’m walking through the hallway of a house that isn’t home anymore The silence hits me harder than the slamming of a door I try to find my balance, but the floor begins to lean I stagger through the shadows of the places where you’ve been My knees are shaking violently, I’m reaching for the wall ‘Cause without you here to catch me, it’s a long, long way to fall. (Pre-Chorus) And I replay every Sunday, every word that we spoke Now I’m breathing in the ashes of a fire turned to smoke Every small interaction, every look in your eyes Is a ghost that I’m chasing while the memory dies. (Chorus) And I’m screaming at the moon for taking you too soon Now you’re living in the stars, while I’m dying in this room I look up at the night, and I see you shining bright But it doesn't make it easy, and it doesn't make it right No, it doesn’t make it right... You’re a world away, and I’m still here tonight. (Verse 2) There’s a restlessness inside me, a shadow in my chest It starts to wriggle like a fever, never letting me rest It’s the feeling of your absence, it’s the weight of all your clothes It’s the way the garden’s dying since the day the water froze I’m trying to outrun it, but it’s anchored to my soul. (Pre-Chorus) Yeah, every tiny interaction, the way you’d say my name Now the silence is a language that is driving me insane. (Chorus) And I’m screaming at the moon for taking you too soon Now you’re living in the stars, while I’m dying in this room I look up at the night, and I see you shining bright But it doesn't make it easy, and it doesn't make it right No, it doesn’t make it right... You’re a world away, and I’m still here tonight. (Bridge) I’d trade all my tomorrows for a minute in the past To ask the questions that I missed, to make the moment last But the sky don't give back what it’s already taken And I’m left in the dust, alone and forsaken. (Guitar/Piano Solo - Building to a crescendo) (Chorus - High energy, emotional) Yeah, I’m screaming at the moon for taking you too soon! Now you’re living in the stars, while I’m breaking in this room! You’re the light in the dark, but I can’t feel the spark Oh, it’s tearing me apart! (Outro - Soft piano, slowing down) I stagger to the window... Watch the grief wriggle through my veins... No more interactions... Only the stars... And the remains. (Fading out) You’re in the stars now. And I’m still here.