I've been talking to your shadow For as long as I recall.
Like a whisper through the pines, Like an echo through these walls.
Some days you're closer than the breath That's on my chest.
Other days you're just another story I tell myself to rest.
I've searched your fingerprints In sunsets and old scars,
Found pieces of forever Underneath these broken stars.
Folks say just keep walking, You'll understand someday.
But faith can feel like chasing Footprints washed away.
Cause I swear I know your voice, I swear I felt your hands.
You've carried me through fires Only you could understand.
Still every time I reach for you, There's nothing left to hold.
It's the deepest kind of closeness And the loneliest I've known.
How can someone feel so real When we've never stood face to face?
I know your heart, But I still don't know your face.
We don't talk the way we used to When I was young and wild.
Back then I wanted miracles, Now I'd settle for a smile.
Funny how the years can turn A stranger to a friend.
Yet leave enough unanswered To keep wondering in the end.
You've seen every corner That I've tried to hide away.
Every guilty little secret, Every debt I couldn't pay.
You know me better Than I ever knew myself.
So why's there still an empty chair Sitting on the shelf?
Cause I swear I know your voice, I swear I felt your hands.
You've carried me through fires Only you could understand.
Still every time I reach for you, There's nothing left to hold.
It's the deepest kind of closeness And the loneliest I've known.
How can someone feel so real When we've never stood face to face?
I know your heart, But I still don't know your face.
Maybe that's the cost of hope, Loving someone you've never seen.
Learning every piece of who they are Without knowing what they mean.
Maybe every prayer I've ever prayed Ain't been answered just yet.
Maybe love ain't made complete Until the day we finally meet.
Now I don't chase all the answers, I don't bargain anymore.
I've learned love can fill a lifetime While still leaving room for more.
So if these roads are leading somewhere And mercy's more than what I've dreamed,
I'll keep walking through the darkness Toward the one who's walked with me.
Cause you feel more real than anyone Who's ever called my name.
Still there's one last piece that's missing The day I see your face.
Until then, I'll love you like a memory, Trust you like the wind,
And keep a place beside me For the day this faith becomes a friend.
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