Empty Places

Every step, every street
It's like you're here, but out of reach
Familiar places, they cut so deep
I'm drowning in memories I can't keep

I walk past the corner where we used to laugh
Now it's just silence, like a broken path
The café's still there, our favorite seat
But I can't sit down, it's too bittersweet
Every sidewalk, every road we'd roam
Feels like a graveyard now, when I'm alone
I see your face in every place
But reaching out, it fades to space

Empty places, they echo your name
They haunt me now, but I'm to blame
Can't go back, can't move on
You're everywhere, and now you're gone
These empty places, they tear me apart
'Cause every step feels like the end of the start

The park bench where we'd talk for hours
Now feels so cold, lost its power
I still hear your laugh in the open air
But when I turn around, you're never there
The bridge we crossed, the lights at night
Now they're shadows, no longer bright
I try to breathe, but it's so hard
When every breath feels like a scar

Empty places, they echo your name
They haunt me now, but I'm to blame
Can't go back, can't move on
You're everywhere, and now you're gone
These empty places, they tear me apart
'Cause every step feels like the end of the start

I know I have to let you go
But the memories keep holding on
It's like a storm that won't subside
I'm lost in this, can't find my stride
I close my eyes, but you're still there
In every place, in every tear

Empty places, they echo your name
They haunt me now, but I'm to blame
Can't go back, can't move on
You're everywhere, and now you're gone
These empty places, they tear me apart
'Cause every step feels like the end of the start

Empty places, I walk alone
Searching for a way back home
But the path is gone, you took it away
And I'm left with the emptiness of today