[Verse 1]
We started like a fever, MJ on repeat at night,
You spammed my phone with midnight hearts, every little light.
You’d jump into my streams at 2AM, the chat was thin and small,
You stayed until the outro, cheering louder than them all.
Then you told me texting’s hard — the honeymoon wore thin,
A gentle pull, a quiet smile, the long slow change begins.
[Pre-Chorus]
The shadows in my head keep stealing light,
Racing thoughts that turn your words to doubts at night,
I clutch the memory of how close we used to be,
And every tiny heartbeat you sent still reaches me.
[Chorus]
Flickers of us, small fires in the dark,
You showed up in my streams, my brightest spark.
Now silence pulls the thread apart —
I miss the reckless words that used to know my heart.
[Verse 2]
You told me you appreciated me, you said you cared out loud,
Sometimes you’d send those tiny hearts and lift me from the crowd.
But messages get harder now, replies thin like a sigh,
I watch the little blue check and wonder if it’s why.
I flip the script inside my head, my fear starts to demand,
I say the opposite of all you say, I reach with shaking hands.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
My restless mind rewrites the meaning of your lines,
I trade the steady comfort for these tangles and confines.
You react with a small heart when I say I miss our spark,
And in that simple echo you still light up all the dark.
[Chorus]
Flickers of us, small fires in the dark,
You showed up in my streams, my brightest spark.
Now silence pulls the thread apart —
I miss the reckless words that used to know my heart.
[Guitar Solo]
(A melodic electric guitar sings above a warm bass and soft brush snare — melodic, yearning, tasteful)
[Bridge]
Remember that one live — the rain outside, I laughed and cried,
You typed “stay” ten times in a row, your cursor by my side.
You spammed me like crazy at the start, we tore the night apart,
Now a single heart reaction breaks me with its quiet art.
There’s a promise tangled in the past, a spark that still remains,
I feel the echo of your voice like gentle, distant trains.
[Breakdown]
(Quiet — sparse piano, single sustained synth note)
I whisper to the empty chat, I whisper to the dark,
I count the tiny moments where you left your mark.
[Final Chorus - soft then building]
Flickers of us, small fires in the dark,
You showed up in my streams, my brightest spark.
Now silence pulls the thread apart —
I miss the reckless words that used to know my heart.
(Then lift — fuller band enters: drums, bass, guitar)
Flickers of us, flames that won’t fully die,
You’re still the echo when the quiet walks by.
Though the distance hunched between our lines and time,
I hold those midnight hearts, I hold that reckless light.
[Outro]
(Minimal synth pad under soft piano)
So here’s to the lives you came to and the songs we used to sing,
To Michael on the speakers and every little tiny thing.
A song for shadows, racing thoughts, and hearts that still connect —
Through all the quiet distance, I still,,
