The Key

 

[Verse 1]

You left your shadow on my floor,
A ghost I keep sweeping out the door.
But every night, it crawls right back—
A silent storm I never saw.

[Pre-Chorus]

I paint the walls with lighter shades,
Try to drown the echoes that you made.
Funny how a heart can break,
Yet still beat your name like a mistake...

[Chorus]

So I’m turning the key, letting time rewrite me,
One click away from the past and its gravity.
But the lock’s still weak, and the hinges still scream,
Guess freedom’s just pain in a prettier dream.

[Verse 2]

Found your scarf in my bottom drawer,
Smelled like rain and "nevermore."
I wore it ‘round my aching chest—
A noose of threads I loved the best.

[Bridge] (Gritty Vocal Run)

Oh, I’ve burned the letters, but the ashes still speak,
They dance in my lungs every breath that I breathe...

[Final Chorus] (Whispered → Power Notes)

Now I’m turning the key, but the door won’t move,
It’s stuck on the us that it used to prove.
So I’ll sit in the frame, half in, half out,
A house that’s a home… just missing its doubt.


Genre: Pop Soul Ballad


© Lydia Psaradelli 2025 

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