After You

[Intro] The train leaves at seven, Your letter folds in my hand. Streetlights flicker down the quiet lane, A record hums in an empty room. I trace your name on the windowpane, And watch the shadows bloom. [Verse 1] Faded roses pressed in a book, Photo albums stacked in the corner. Footsteps echo down empty halls, I smile, though you’re no longer here. [Chorus] After you, the nights stay cold, Letters unread, roses in the fold, I wear a smile that hides the ache, Love drifts softly for memory’s sake. [Verse 2] Unanswered calls and fading songs, Windows streaked with last summer’s rain. I pass the station where we said goodbye, And pretend that nothing remains. [Bridge] I still keep your name in the dark. [Reflective Section] Sometimes I hear your laugh in the wind, A fleeting shadow I can’t reach. The world moves on, but I stay behind, Holding moments no one can teach. [Chorus (Final)] After you, the nights stay cold, Letters unread, roses in the fold, I wear a smile that hides the ache, Love drifts softly for memory’s sake. [Outro] The train has gone, the letter stays, Streetlights dim, the dusk remains. I wander past the places we knew, The scent of you still clings in the rooms. Footsteps fade into the quiet night, And I walk alone through endless days.