why do you linger (Remastered)

Lyrics

VocalWHY DO YOU LINGER

Verse 1

It's been months since you closed that door
But I still see your silhouette crossing my floor
Like smoke in the mirror that won't disappear
A memory dancing every time you're near

I called you my future, my answer, my home
But you got scared of forever when forever had come
Now I'm stuck with the echoes of words left unsaid
And conversations replaying inside my head

Pre-Chorus

You said you wanted love, you said you wanted more
But when I gave you my heart, you were headed for the door

Chorus

Why do you linger if you're gone away?
Why does your ghost keep calling my name?
I tried to give you the love you never knew
But the moment it got real, I lost you

Why do you haunt every beat of my soul?
Why does your memory refuse to let go?
You walked away but you're still holding on
Tell me why you linger when the love is gone

(Vocal Sample: "Love is gone... why do you linger?")

Verse 2

Maybe in another life we'll get it right
Maybe you'll see what you left behind tonight
Maybe you'll learn that real love takes time
And not every storm is a warning sign

But I'm tired of carrying yesterday's weight
Waiting on closure that never came
So I'm releasing the hurt, releasing the blame
And finally learning to love me again

Pre-Chorus

I gave you my best, I gave you my truth
Now I'm finding my way back without you

Chorus

Why do you linger if you're gone away?
Why does your ghost keep calling my name?
I tried to give you the love you never knew
But the moment it got real, I lost you

Why do you haunt every beat of my soul?
Why does your memory refuse to let go?
You walked away but you're still holding on
Tell me why you linger when the love is gone

Bridge

(Drums drop. Classic piano riff.)

Hands to the heavens, eyes on the dawn
The version of me that was broken is gone
No more chasing shadows, no more asking why
I'm finding my freedom beneath this sky

Every scar is a lesson, every tear is a sign
That the pieces I lost were never really mine

Final Chorus

Why do you linger if you're gone away?
Why does your ghost keep calling my name?
I wanted forever, you wanted to run
Now I'm learning to shine like my own sun

Why do you linger? I don't need to know
I'm finally strong enough to let you go

Outro

I wish you peace, I wish you light
I hope you find what you're searching for tonight
And if our paths never cross again

I'll still be grateful for where we've been

(Vocal fades)

"Let you go... let you go..."
"Why do you linger..."
"Let you go..."

(Solo hi-hat shuffle fades into silence.)