[Verse 1]

The city lights are fading, painting shadows on the wall

I trace your name in silence like I’m scared that you might fall

Further from my memory, further from these empty arms

Every night feels like a season, every dawn just brings more harm

I still smell your perfume on the sweaters that you left

The one I wear on lonely evenings when my heart feels so bereft

Time keeps moving forward, but my soul is standing still

Hoping that the universe will bend back to your will

[Pre-Chorus]

I’ve heard the whispers saying I should let you go

That love like this destroys a man, that only fools keep holding on

But every time I try to walk away, your voice calls me back home

And I break again, I break again…

[Chorus]

I will continue to wait, even if the years turn gray

Even if the stars forget the promises we made

Through the tears, through the ache, through the nights I fall apart

I will continue to wait… with this broken, hopeful heart

Yes, I will wait for you, my love

I will wait… I will wait…

[Verse 2]

Friends keep asking why I’m frozen in this chapter of the past

They say the door is closing and I’m clinging to the latch

But how do I explain the way your absence feels like home?

Like the only place I’m living is wherever you might roam

I replay every moment, every laugh, every goodbye

The way you looked at me that summer underneath that open sky

I know you might be happy somewhere far beyond my reach

Still my heart keeps count of seconds, every minute, every week

[Pre-Chorus]

They say that time can heal it, that the pain will slowly fade

But every sunrise without you just reminds me of the shade

I’d rather bleed in silence than pretend that I’m okay

So I stay right here… I stay right here…

[Chorus]

I will continue to wait, even if the years turn gray

Even if the stars forget the promises we made

Through the tears, through the ache, through the nights I fall apart

I will continue to wait… with this broken, hopeful heart

Yes, I will wait for you, my love

I will wait… I will wait…

[Bridge]

And if you never come back, if this love was just a dream

I’ll still keep this flame alive, burning quiet, burning clean

‘Cause giving up on you feels like giving up on me

So I’ll stand here in the wreckage of what we used to be…

[Final Chorus – softer then building]

I will continue to wait, till my last breath leaves this chest

Even when the world moves on and says it’s time to rest

You’re the only song my heart still knows how to play

So I will continue to wait… every single lonely day

I will wait for you, my love

I will wait…

I will wait… forever if I must.