Shattered Echoes is a hauntingly beautiful Gothic rock anthem that delves deep into the pain of loss and the descent into madness. This alternative shoegaze track explores the intense grief of a woman mourning her girlfriend, who lost her battle with mental health, leading to vivid hallucinations and a psychological breakdown. With ethereal instrumentals and gripping lyrics, the song encapsulates the struggle between love, loss, and the thin veil between reality and illusion.
Verse 1:
Whispers in the dark, shadows of your name
I reach through the silence, it's driving me insane
The walls close in around me, memories collide
I see your ghost in the mirror, can’t escape this ride
Chorus:
Shattered echoes, calling from the edge
I’m falling, I'm lost, held captive by your thread
Drowning in visions, pulling me back in
The line between the living and the dead grows thin
Verse 2:
Late night confessions, the world is still grey
I laugh with your spirit, though you're far away
Your laughter haunts my dreams, each night I beg
To hold onto the silence, but I slip and beg
Chorus:
Shattered echoes, calling from the edge
I’m falling, I'm lost, held captive by your thread
Drowning in visions, pulling me back in
The line between the living and the dead grows thin
Bridge:
Hallucinations bleed into my skin
Every breath’s a shadow, every heartbeat’s a sin
You tell me to let go, your whisper’s so clear
But I chase the illusion; it’s the only thing near
Verse 3:
Glass shards in my heart, the memories cut deep
My reality is shifting, I can't seem to sleep
I see you in the twilight, hear you in the rain
A lover turned to phantom, it’s driving me insane
Chorus:
Shattered echoes, calling from the edge
I’m falling, I'm lost, held captive by your thread
Drowning in visions, pulling me back in
The line between the living and the dead grows thin
Outro:
In the night I find you, a specter’s embrace
Together in the madness, a haunting grace
Forever bound by love, in this tragic wreck
I’m lost without you, but I’ll never forget.
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Gothic rock, alternative, shoegaze song about a woman who lost her girlfriend to suicide and is going through intense grief she starts to hallucinate her dead girlfriend and starts going through a psychotic break
Deftones