Kept Living

I drift through the window, the years fade slow
Their laughter lights rooms I'll never know
Hands once trembling now hold the Sun
They built the world I died too young

I whisper names they never hear
But every smile still pulls me near

A wedding song, a newborn's cry
The seasons spin, the stars reply
Their faces soften, lined with grace
While I remain a frozen trace

Their joy's a fire, mine's the smoke
A silent heart that never broke

They kept living, I stayed still
Bound to the wind, chained by will
They grew old, their stories deep
I'm the shadow time won't keep

They sit by the fire, the night turns thin
They talk of the boy I might've been
Their laughter fades into quiet rain
And still I linger, bound by name

Their candles burn, I watch the glow
The light I lost so long ago

They kept living, I stayed still
Bound to the wind, chained by will
They grew old, their stories deep
I'm the shadow time won't keep

They kept living, I stayed still
Bound to the wind, chained by will
They grew old, their stories deep
I'm the shadow time won't keep