When your name is said

[Intro – gentle acoustic guitar strum, soft shaker] Sunlight spills through kitchen glass Your laugh echoes from the past [Verse 1 – quiet bassline, distant piano hum] I’m folding clothes on the couch alone Radio plays that old song we used to own The barista calls a name that sounds like yours I freeze mid-step, my hands feel raw [Pre-Chorus – building vocal harmonies, light tambourine] I thought I’d learned to breathe again Thought the quiet wouldn’t bend But then someone speaks that word And my world just stops, absurd [Chorus 1 – full acoustic strum, layered vocals] When your name is said My heart skips ahead Time slows down, the room goes dead I’m back where we left, unsaid When your name is said My chest feels lead Like I’m still waiting by the bed For you to walk in, instead [Post-Chorus – wordless hums, soft synth pad] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 2 – fingerpicked guitar, subtle drum beat] I pass the park where we carved our initials deep A kid chases a dog, I can’t help but weep The wind carries a scent of your favorite tea I close my eyes, pretend you’re next to me [Pre-Chorus 2 – louder harmonies, steady snare tap] I’ve tried to fill the space you left Tried to forget the way you left But that name cuts through every lie Makes me question why I try [Chorus 2 – added electric guitar riff, more intense vocals] When your name is said My heart skips ahead The crowd fades out, the noise is shed I’m stuck in the night we fled When your name is said My throat goes red Like I’m still begging you to stay instead Of leaving me with this empty bed [Bridge – stripped back acoustic guitar, intimate vocals] I know it’s been years since you’ve been gone I know I should move on But that name’s a ghost that won’t let go A wound that refuses to slow [Solo – soft electric guitar solo, reverb-drenched] (Instrumental Solo) [Final Chorus – full band, soaring harmonies] When your name is said My heart skips ahead I’m still the one who’s not over it yet Still holding onto the unmet When your name is said I can’t forget The way you smiled when you said you’d never leave But you left me with this grief [Outro – fading acoustic guitar, quiet hum] Sunlight fades to evening gray Your name still hangs, here to stay