Cursive Ghosts

[Intro]
[Verse]
The oak is heavy and the air is cold
A thousand secrets that were never told
I turn the key and let the hinges groan
In this quiet library I sit alone
The dust is dancing in a silver beam
Like fragments of a half-forgotten dream
[Pre-Chorus]
Blue ink bleeding through the years
Dried traces of someone’s tears
I trace the loops of every letter G
And wonder if they felt the same as me
[Chorus]
Oh, the words that stayed inside
All the love they tried to hide
Paper hearts that never flew
Just like the things I hide from you
It’s a symphony of silent breath
A life of longing, a quiet death
I’m holding ghosts within my hand
Afraid to speak, I understand
[Post-Chorus]
Unsent, unsaid, unknown
In the dark, they’ve grown
Just ink upon a page
A quiet, paper cage
[Verse]
A soldier writes about the summer rain
A daughter whispers of a hidden pain
The cursive stumbles on a yellow page
A bird that never dared to leave its cage
I smooth the creases with a steady thumb
While all my own words leave me feeling numb
[Pre-Chorus]
The stamps are faded, red and green
The spaces left in between
They tell the truth they couldn't say
Before the moment slipped away
[Chorus]
Oh, the words that stayed inside
All the love they tried to hide
Paper hearts that never flew
Just like the things I hide from you
It’s a symphony of silent breath
A life of longing, a quiet death
I’m holding ghosts within my hand
Afraid to speak, I understand
[Bridge]
If I wrote it down tonight
Would I find the strength to fight?
Or would I lock it in a drawer?
Like all the ones who came before?
The strings are rising in my chest
But the secret will not rest
[Drop]
[Chorus]
Oh, the words that stayed inside
All the love they tried to hide
Paper hearts that never flew
Just like the things I hide from you
It’s a symphony of silent breath
A life of longing, a quiet death
I’m holding ghosts within my hand
Afraid to speak, I understand
[Post-Chorus]
Unsent, unsaid, unknown
Seeds that were never sown
Just ink upon a page
My quiet, paper cage
[Outro]