Fading Echoes
Taylor Swift

(Verse 1)
In a room painted gray, where the daylight bends,
I count my heartbeats, but the rhythm pretends.
A smile like a façade, glittering yet thin,
And the walls listen close, but they won't let me in.

(Pre-Chorus)
You used to see the cracks, but I’ve polished the seams,
With your laughter like sunlight, and my silenced screams.
I tell you that I’m fine, but the truth dances away,
In the echoes of silence, I’m lost in the sway.

(Chorus)
Oh, but these fading echoes, they call in the night,
Like a secret I carry, tucked under the light.
While you shine on your path, I remain in my shade,
Pretending it’s laughter while I’m slowly decayed.

(Verse 2)
You’ve climbed the mountain high, you’re a beacon anew,
But here in this valley, shadows linger like dew.
You reach out your hand, while I push it away,
A fear in my heart, like the dawn fears the day.

(Pre-Chorus)
I want to break the walls that I've built to divide,
But the chains feel so cozy, they’re my fragile pride.
In your eyes, I see the truth, but I’ll shield you from me,
Wearing masks like a season, dense with debris.

(Chorus)
Oh, these fading echoes, they call in the night,
Like a secret I carry, tucked under the light.
While you shine on your path, I remain in my shade,
Pretending it’s laughter while I’m slowly decayed.

(Bridge)
Every bite a descent, every moment a sway,
I dance with the danger in a silky ballet.
And though I want to reach you, to confess my despair,
I bury it deeper, like it’s nothing to share.

(Chorus)
Oh, these fading echoes, they call in the night,
Like a secret I carry, tucked under the light.
While you shine on your path, I remain in my shade,
Pretending it’s laughter while I’m slowly decayed.

(Outro)
So I’ll smile in the silence, as the twilight unfurls,
In this battle of whispers, I'm lost in the swirls.
Fading into the background, as the curtains draw tight,
But I hope you still remember, there's a spark left in sight.