What Dies While We Live

[Verse 1]
You said
"I’m fine"
Then swallowed the sky
Left your sketchbook
Shut on the side
Dreams in the drawer
Dust on the spine
All of your colors
Stuck in a line
[Chorus]
Death is not the greatest loss in life
It’s what dies while we’re still breathing
All the little sparks we hide
Till we can’t feel them anymore
So come back to the part of you you miss
Call your own name
Don’t you leave it
Death is not the greatest loss in life
It’s what dies while we live
[Verse 2]
You laugh on cue
You stand in the frame
Wear that polite
Half-hearted face
Who were you once
Before you were safe?
Tell me the stories
You’re scared to say
[Chorus]
Death is not the greatest loss in life
It’s what dies while we’re still breathing
All the little sparks we hide
Till we can’t feel them anymore
So come back to the part of you you miss
Call your own name
Don’t you leave it
Death is not the greatest loss in life
It’s what dies while we live
[Bridge]
Maybe we’re both
A little haunted (oh)
By all the songs
We never started
So sing it off-key
Sing it honest
If your heart is breaking
At least it’s honest
[Chorus]
Death is not the greatest loss in life
It’s what dies while we’re still breathing
All the little sparks we hide
Till we can’t feel them anymore
So come back to the part of you you miss
Call your own name
Don’t you leave it
Death is not the greatest loss in life
It’s what dies while we live

pop, Indie pop band feel, mid‑tempo groove with jangly rhythm guitars, warm bass, and tight drums. Verses stay intimate with close-mic male vocals and subtle synth pads; choruses lift into wide harmonies and tambourine, bright but bittersweet. Bridge strips back to vocal and guitar then blooms into a final, sing‑along chorus., indie pop