Fading Photograph

[Verse 1] Sunset dust on the window pane Tracing lines where the raindrops came This faded picture in my hand A ghostly smile, a promised land The keys feel cold beneath my touch Remembering all we lost so much A whispered vow, a fragile thread All the lovely lies we said [Chorus] But the winner takes the silence now Takes the final, graceful bow Leaves me standing in the hall With just these echoes on the wall The winner takes the fading light Takes the dream I held so tight Leaves the ache, the empty space Where your love left its trace (Oh, the trace...) [Verse 2] I play the notes we used to share A melody hangs in the air A minor shift, a sudden tear Reminds me you're no longer here The bassline walks a lonely street Beneath these strings, so bittersweet This empty stage, this polished sound Where only shadows gather 'round [Chorus] And the winner takes the silence now Takes the final, graceful bow Leaves me standing in the hall With just these echoes on the wall The winner takes the fading light Takes the dream I held so tight Leaves the ache, the empty space Where your love left its trace (Left its trace...) [Bridge] Did you rehearse your goodbye speech? While I was drifting out of reach... I see you now, a distant star Shining brightly where you are (Shining bright... without me...) Another hand holds yours tonight While mine just holds the fading light... [Chorus] Oh, the winner takes the silence now Takes the final, graceful bow Leaves me standing in the hall With just these echoes on the wall The winner takes the fading light Takes the dream I held so tight Leaves the ache, the empty space Where your love left its trace (All the trace...) [Outro] (Faded photograph... dust on the glass...) (Keys so soft... strings fade out...) (Winner takes it all...) (Just the echo... in the hall...) (...fading...)