[Intro]

[Soft piano notes echoing, rhythmic like a ticking clock]

[Verse 1]

The wine stains on the wooden floor

Are maps of wars we don't fight anymore

I found your earring in a jar of salt

A tiny ghost claiming it wasn't your fault

[Verse 2]

We burned the polaroids to keep us warm

Now the ashes dance in a silent storm

The tea is bitter but the cup is clean

Better than the messy parts of what we’ve been

[Chorus]

We’re just a pair of shoes left by the tide

Nowhere to run and nowhere left to hide

Let’s toast to the strangers we’ve become

To the heavy heart and the fingers gone numb

It wasn't a tragedy, just a long delay

Watching the color of our summer turn grey

[Verse 3]

I cut my hair and changed the lock

But I still listen to the kitchen clock

It’s funny how the silence has a sound

When there's no one else left to be around

[Bridge]

No grand finale, no curtains to fall

Just a blank space on a yellowing wall

We didn't break, we just ran out of ink

More time to breathe, less time to think

[Chorus]

We’re just a pair of shoes left by the tide

Nowhere to run and nowhere left to hide

Let’s toast to the strangers we’ve become

To the heavy heart and the fingers gone numb

It wasn't a tragedy, just a long delay

Watching the color of our summer turn grey

[Outro]

[Piano fades into a slow, steady heartbeat sound]

Just a pair of shoes...

Left by the tide...

[End]