Where Did You Go

[Intro- soft, distant / phone static, Voicemail tone, silence breaths]
Your name still lives where my hope should be
Streetlights hum like they know the truth
You said “right back”… I’m still here waiting on you
[Verse 1]
Standing here alone
Same cracked sidewalk, same grey phone glow
Checking for a name that never lights my screen
Replaying your last “goodbye” like it was a routine
Coat on my shoulders but my chest stays cold
Faces keep moving but the crowd feels hollow
I talk to the air like you still might hear
Then answer myself just to drown the fear
[Chorus]
Where did you go?
I’ve been waiting for a sign but the sky stays closed
I keep staring at the door but it never moves
You said “I’ll be right back,” now I’m stuck in this loop
Where did you go?
Shouting at the ceiling till my voice runs low
I’ve been waiting for a sign but the night just grows
Where did you go, where did you go?
[Verse 2]
I keep your mug on the same old shelf
Lip print fading like it stole my health
Every little thing is a ghost that clings
Your hair on my sweater, your name on my rings
They say “let it fade” like it’s something I choose
They don’t hear the echo every time I move
Scrolling through pictures like a timeline glitch
You’re stuck in my past but my hands still twitch
[Chorus]
Where did you go?
I’ve been waiting for a sign but the sky stays closed
I keep staring at the door but it never moves
You said “I’ll be right back,” now I’m stuck in this loop
Where did you go?
Shouting at the ceiling till my voice runs low
I’ve been waiting for a sign but the night just grows
Where did you go, where did you go?
[Bridge- strip instruments → build]
If you’re out there, breathing fine
Do you ever see my face when you close your eyes?
Did you rip us from the page, call it fate?
Or are you frozen on the line, scared to turn the page?
[Low register:] I’ve been pacing in circles, tracing our road
[Violin swell:] Every turn that I take just leads me home alone
[Final Chorus- full emotion]
Where did you go?
I’ve been begging for a sign but the heavens won’t show
I keep standing by a door that I should’ve closed
You said “I’ll be right back,” now I’m growing old
Where did you go?
If you hear this, just know I’m still here alone
I’ve been waiting for a sign, but the silence knows
Where did you go… where did you go…
[Outro- quiet, resolving]
I stopped checking my phone… not because it’s healed
But hope hurts worse than what’s real
If you ever come back, I’ll already know
I was never lost…
I was just waiting where you left me alone

Moody piano loop, dusty boom-bap drums, soft vinyl hiss, deep bass, slow tempo rap beat with empty space and emotion