Quiet Empty Hallways

(Verse 1)

Dust dances in a shaft of light

Where your shadow used to stay

The echo of a heavy door

That closed and stayed that way

I’m walking through the memory

Of the life we used to know

But the walls are holding secrets

That they won't let go.

(Chorus)

In these quiet empty hallways

I can almost hear your name

But the silence is a melody

That never sounds the same

Every step is like a whisper

On a floor of cold, gray stone

In these quiet empty hallways

I am learning to be alone.

(Verse 2)

The pictures have been taken down

But the outlines still remain

Like a heart that’s trying to heal itself

But can’t forget the rain

I reach out for the handle

But there’s nothing on the other side

Just a hollow kind of freedom

With nowhere left to hide.

(Bridge)

The clocks are all still ticking

But the time feels standing still

I keep waiting for a footstep

Though I know it never will

It’s funny how a space so big

Can feel so small and tight

When you’re looking for a candle

In the middle of the night.

(Chorus)

In these quiet empty hallways

I can almost hear your name

But the silence is a melody

That never sounds the same

Every step is like a whisper

On a floor of cold, gray stone

In these quiet empty hallways

I am learning to be alone.

(Outro)

Quiet...

So quiet...

Just the sound of my own breath

In the hallways...

Where the love left.