EMPTY ROOMS

Dietmar von der Heyden

alternative rock, dark alternative rock, cinematic

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[Verse 1]

There used to be shoes
by the doorway

Voices running
up the stairs

Music coming
through the ceiling

Someone always
everywhere

I remember saying
“keep it down”

Like silence was
something I needed

Funny how the things
that drove you crazy

become the things
you miss when they leave

[Pre-Chorus]

Nobody warns you

that one day
the noise stops

And you would give anything

to hear it
one more time

[Chorus]

Now there are empty rooms

Full of everything
that isn't there

Pictures on the walls

And ghosts
in every chair

I spent years
waiting for some peace

Now the quiet
cuts straight through

I never knew
a house could hold

so much love

in empty rooms

[Verse 2]

My father's hands
started shaking

Before I noticed
he'd grown old

The man I thought
could carry anything

started needing
someone else to hold

Friends became
names in a phone

Birthdays
I almost forget

We always said
“We should meet again”

Like time was something
we could collect

[Pre-Chorus]

Nobody tells you

when the last time
is the last time

You only find out

when there's no next time
left

[Chorus]

Now there are empty rooms

Full of everything
that isn't there

Pictures on the walls

And ghosts
in every chair

I spent years
waiting for some peace

Now the quiet
cuts straight through

I never knew
a house could hold

so much love

in empty rooms

[Bridge]

I thought losing someone
meant goodbye

A funeral
A final breath

But there are smaller deaths

we never name

A child who doesn't
need your hand

A friend whose voice
you slowly forget

A mother who repeats
the same old story

and you realize

you would give anything

to hear it

for another twenty years

[Break]

We don't know

when we're living
the memories

we'll spend the rest
of our lives

trying to return to

[Final Chorus]

These are the empty rooms

And I finally understand

Nothing stays
because we love it

Nothing waits
because we planned

So if your voice
is in this house tonight

I'll stop

and listen to you

Because someday

all I'll have left

is the echo

in an empty room

[Outro]

I used to ask

for silence

Now I'd give anything

for one more

“Dad?”

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[Verse 1] There used to be shoes by the doorway Voices running up the stairs Music coming through the ceiling Someone always everywhere I remember saying “keep it down” Like silence was something I needed Funny how the things that drove you crazy become the things you miss when they leave [Pre-Chorus] Nobody warns you that one day the noise stops And you would give anything to hear it one more time [Chorus] Now there are empty rooms Full of everything that isn't there Pictures on the walls And ghosts in every chair I spent years waiting for some peace Now the quiet cuts straight through I never knew a house could hold so much love in empty rooms [Verse 2] My father's hands started shaking Before I noticed he'd grown old The man I thought could carry anything started needing someone else to hold Friends became names in a phone Birthdays I almost forget We always said “We should meet again” Like time was something we could collect [Pre-Chorus] Nobody tells you when the last time is the last time You only find out when there's no next time left [Chorus] Now there are empty rooms Full of everything that isn't there Pictures on the walls And ghosts in every chair I spent years waiting for some peace Now the quiet cuts straight through I never knew a house could hold so much love in empty rooms [Bridge] I thought losing someone meant goodbye A funeral A final breath But there are smaller deaths we never name A child who doesn't need your hand A friend whose voice you slowly forget A mother who repeats the same old story and you realize you would give anything to hear it for another twenty years [Break] We don't know when we're living the memories we'll spend the rest of our lives trying to return to [Final Chorus] These are the empty rooms And I finally understand Nothing stays because we love it Nothing waits because we planned So if your voice is in this house tonight I'll stop and listen to you Because someday all I'll have left is the echo in an empty room [Outro] I used to ask for silence Now I'd give anything for one more “Dad?”

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