The Last Light

[Intro, Acoustic Guitar Picking, Violin Layers] [Female Voice] I lost you in inches first The space on the couch The half cup of coffee You never finished out [Male Voice] I counted the footsteps From the door to the sink Sixteen steps where your laugh used to be [Verse 1, Duo Alternating, Fingerpicked Guitar, Light Percussion] [Female Voice] I lost you in numbers I can’t round away Like twelve unanswered Sundays [Male Voice] And four birthdays I stayed Three a.m. became permanent Two rings before voicemail [Both, Harmony] One life split uneven And I got the short tail [Chorus, Duo Harmony, Full Folk Arrangement, Violin Fills, Rhythmic Drums] They say time adds distance But it only subtracts I’m down to what’s left After love does the math I carry the remainder Of everything we were You took all the meaning Left me the numbers [Verse 2, Alternating Vocals, Upbeat Acoustic Strum, Subtle EDM Layer] [Female Voice] I lost you in weight In the mirror’s cold truth Twenty pounds of sleep I can’t ever recoup [Male Voice] Seven shirts in the closet Still smell like your skin I wear them to remember Then drown in them [Verse 2 Continued, Male Voice] I lost you in years That won’t circle back Five plans we believed in All buried and stacked [Female Voice] Nine thousand apologies I never got to say A hundred small mercies I pushed all away [Chorus, Duo Harmony, Violin and Drum Build, Flowing Cadence] They say time heals fractures But it only divides Every memory doubles Every reason I cried I’m stuck with the balance After love does the math You took all the future Left me the past [Bridge, Minimal Arrangement, Acoustic Guitar Picking, Solo Female Voice] I counted the calls I never should’ve missed I counted the words I held in my fists [Male Voice, Quiet Harmony] I counted the chances Like they’d come again But loss doesn’t loop It just sharpens the end [Verse 3, Gentle EDM Pulse, Alternating Vocals] [Male Voice] I lost you in silence Measured in breath In the pause after “us” And the echo of “left” [Female Voice] Two names on the mailbox Now one crossed out I still check for your car Like hope’s a habit I can’t kick out [Verse 3 Continued, Female Voice] I lost you in impact In the way I don’t stand In the way I don’t trust In the shake of my hands [Male Voice] This damage is permanent No clean way to heal Some numbers don’t fade They just teach you what’s real [Final Chorus, Full Instrumentation, Duo Harmony, Folklore Lift] They say life keeps counting But I stopped at that day When everything worth something Was taken away I don’t pray for a lesson Or a softer aftermath There’s no hope in the answer When love does the math [Outro, Violin Solo, Acoustic Fade, Female Voice] So write it all down Every loss every fact This is what remains When there’s nothing to add [Both, Whispered Harmony] I loved you completely That part’s the truth Everything else is arithmetic And I’m losing you