The café lights are dim tonight A quiet hum, a fading light You traced the rim of your coffee cup A silent wish to fill it up I memorized the way you'd smile A fleeting glance that stayed a while But seasons change and so do we Like autumn leaves we fell so free I caught your laugh inside my chest A melody I can't forget Now every note feels out of tune A broken song, a faded moon Maybe we were just a moment A flash of gold in monochrome I reach for you, but you're a shadow A ghost I'll never truly know The city hums your name at dawn But you're already gone Already gone Your scarf still hangs behind my door A relic from a life before The fabric smells of rain and smoke A scent that vanished when you spoke I walked the streets we used to share But every corner feels unfair The neon signs still buzz and gleam Yet nothing's quite as it once seemed If time could stitch our seams anew I'd sew the gaps with threads of blue The clocks don't mend, they only break Leaving echoes in their wake Maybe we were just a moment A flash of gold in monochrome I reach for you, but you're a shadow A ghost I'll never truly know The city hums your name at dawn But you're already gone Already gone The café's closed, the chairs are stacked The barista wipes the counter back I pocket change and step outside Where echoes fade And dreams subside
