[Verse 1]
You’re lying there
Plastic flowers on the windowsill
Monitor glow on your paper skin
I’m counting every crooked second
Your fingers twitch
Like they’re reaching for a rewind
You laugh once, barely there
Say, “I’m not ready, but who is?”
[Chorus]
These are the last breath words
Falling out slow, breaking my world
Every syllable shaking in your chest
“I loved you more than I confessed”
These are the last breath words
Cracking through the quiet like a curse
I hold my air, scared of what comes next
Hanging on the few last words of a dying breath
[Verse 2]
You pull me close
Smell of antiseptic, winter on your clothes
You say my name
Like it’s the only thing that still makes sense
“You’ll be okay”
You cough, joke, “maybe better anyway”
Then softer, shaking, eyes glass clear
“Promise me you’ll stay when I disappear”
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
You say, “Forgive me for the days I checked out”
“Keep my hoodie, wear it when the world gets loud”
“You’ll hear my voice in the back of your doubts”
Each word lands heavy, then thins right out
I press my ear
To your chest
Every letter
Less and less
[Chorus]