[Intro]

(Soft fingerstyle acoustic guitar, a low hum of a cello)

[Verse 1]

I left the keys upon the dusty shelf

The version of a younger, greener self

The silver light that danced upon her skin

Is folded back to where it all begins

[Verse 2]

The calloused tips of fingers lose their sting

No longer chasing songs they used to sing

That humid air, the heavy scent of pine

I’ve crossed the border, left it all behind

[Chorus]

I gave the summer back into her hands

The hourglass is drained of golden sands

A sudden spark that drifted with the breeze

Is resting now among the quiet trees

[Verse 3]

The ghost of every pulse I ever felt

Like winter wax, beginning now to melt

If love is just a name we give to ghosts

Who lingers longest on these hollow coasts?

[Bridge]

The ink is dry, the debt is finally paid

In shadows where the light begins to fade

[Chorus]

I gave the summer back into her hands

The hourglass is drained of golden sands

A sudden spark that drifted with the breeze

Is resting now among the quiet trees

[Outro]

Would you still stay?

Under a name so heavy?

(Guitar fades into a single, resonant note)