[Verse 1] The wind is still, the sky is turning amber, The garden fades, where once the daisies grew. Your coat still hangs there, draped across the banister, Like you just left to chase a dream or two.

[Verse 2] The kettle hums, the chairs remain in silence, Your laughter lingers in the windowpane. I light a candle, whisper through the stillness, If love could speak, it’d call you home again.

[Chorus] But if you don’t return when the heather blooms again, And the frost has settled deep into the land, Know I’ll be here through the cold and summer rain, With a steady heart and an open hand. And if my voice becomes a memory, Still I’ll sing your name like a gentle hymn. And when you walk beneath that autumn tree, I’ll be the song that whispers in the wind.

[Verse 3] They say the world moves on, forgets too easy, But some things root too deep for time to bend. I press your letters like pressed flowers in a journal, Reading every word like it’ll never end.

[Bridge] And if you find the stone that bears my name, Don’t cry for me, I’m part of all you see— The moonlight on the hill, the whisper in the flame, The hush between the waves upon the sea.

[Chorus] But if you don’t return when the heather blooms again, And the frost has settled deep into the land, Know I’ll be here through the cold and summer rain, With a steady heart and an open hand. Know I’ll be here through the cold and summer rain, With a steady heart and an open hand. And if my voice becomes a memory, Still I’ll sing your name like a gentle hymn. And when you walk beneath that autumn tree, I’ll be the song that whispers in the wind.

[Outro] So come on back, when all the leaves are falling, Or when the snow is silent on the hill. I’ll wait in dreams, until I hear you calling— And in that hush, I’ll love you deeper still.

Copyright 2025 Danilo Stern-Sapad