Fading Echoes

We started slow
A whispered sound
Two hearts in shadows
Just hanging around
You filled the silence
Took me away
I found a warmth
I'd never felt that way
Long talks, deep dives
We stripped our souls
Built something fragile
Yet beautifully whole
You said you'd be there
I felt it was true
Now I'm left with shadows
That once were you

How did we fade?
How did you go?
When I asked for the truth
You just whispered, "I don't know"
All I wanted was honesty
A single light in the dark
But now I'm just chasing echoes
Of who you were at the start

Then we met
Your eyes met mine
I thought I saw love there
Thought I saw signs
But something shifted
The warmth went cold
And you pulled away
Your heart untold
You say you need space
Need to get things right
But what changed in the day
That turned into night?
Left me stranded
Left me blind
In a silence
I thought I'd never find

How did we fade?
How did you go?
When I asked for the truth
You just whispered, "I don't know"
All I wanted was honesty
A single light in the dark
But now I'm just chasing echoes
Of who you were at the start
Of who you were at the start

I watched the pieces
Fall apart
The broken promises
The empty heart
Was it real
Or just pretend?
Was I just a story
That you wanted to end?
Tell me why
If you ever cared
Why leave me alone
In a love we shared?
All I wanted
Was a reason why
Not empty words
Not a goodbye

How did we fade?
How did you go?
When I asked for the truth
You just whispered, "I don't know"
All I wanted was honesty
A single light in the dark
But now I'm just chasing echoes
Of who you were at the start

I'm haunted by shadows
Echoes of you
Of the person I loved
The one I thought I knew
Left in the silence
The hollow goodbye
In the fading echoes
I'm asking why
I'm asking why