THE VOICE AFTER MINE [Verse 1] (A cappella) Someone whispered my name… Before I spoke. The room was empty… But something answered… I held my breath… It held it too. When I exhaled… It didn’t. ⸻ [Verse 2] Every picture faced the wall. Every clock refused to move. Every shadow stayed behind After I had crossed the room. I counted every step I took. Another count returned to me. Always one… One more… Than there should ever be. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Don’t turn around. Don’t ask who’s there. Some questions… Are already listening. ⸻ [Chorus] If you hear my voice, Don’t let it in. If I call your name, Pretend I never did. If I say, “I’m here…” Close your eyes instead. Some things sound alive… Long after they are dead. ⸻ [Verse 3] Every doorway grew an inch. Every hallway learned my face. Every mirror watched too long When I looked away. The walls remembered every word I’d never spoken out aloud. Soon they knew My thoughts… Before I found them myself. ⸻ [Bridge] (Almost whispered) There’s someone breathing… Between… My breaths. There’s someone blinking… Between… My eyes. There’s someone waiting… Between… The next… Word… ⸻ [Final Chorus] If you hear my voice, Count to ten. If I’m still speaking… It isn’t me. If I knock tonight, Don’t touch the door. It only needs… One invitation… One mistake… One heartbeat… One… More… Voice. ⸻ [Outro] (Barely audible) Did you… Hear… Yours?
