?"Chandelier Shadows"?
(A haunting piano ballad about lingering ghosts of love)
[Verse 1]
Your footsteps echo in the parlor,
A waltz preserved in mothball armor.
All my Sundays smell like rust,
And champagne bubbles turned to dust...
[Pre-Chorus]
The grandfather clock still keeps your time,
Its pendulum swings with our last rhyme.
These cobweb vows you left undone,
Now shimmer in the midnight sun...
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh my velvet ghost,
Dancing where the firelight froze.
Every mirror holds your frame,
Whispering the name I can't reclaim...
[Verse 2]
Your portrait bleeds into the wallpaper,
A silhouette grows ever sharper.
That last rose you never took,
Now blooms in every hollow nook...
[Bridge]
(Whispered with music box chimes)
"Third step creaks...
East wing sighs...
All my shadows
Still wear your disguise..."
[Outro]
The chandelier sways empty now,
Casting spells our love allows.
So when the moon dissolves to dawn,
I'll haunt the halls where you belong...
This melancholic ballad suits sparse piano with occasional string swells. Would you like any thematic adjustments or a different musical approach? The song explores preserved memories through gothic domestic imagery.
