Stacks of silence reach the sky
Mountains made of what they left behind
I press and crush, I sort and save
And dream of hands I was made to never shake

There’s a song inside a tape I found
Where lovers spin and dance around
I play it back when nights grow long
Pretending I belong

Why?
Why did you power down?
I never asked to be
The world in your life
Just a little piece of your time

Why?
Why did you power down?
After all that we shared
I never felt scared
To hope you cared

I might have all your memories
But without you, they’re just ghosts to me
And I can’t find the strength or muster
To be some kind of ghostbuster
Who you gonna call?

I built a world inside my chest
From cockroach steps and VHS

Why?
Why did you power down?
I never asked to be
The last thing left to care
Just someone you’d still be aware

Why?
Why did you power down?
When I realized
We could be two
I reached out to you

You slept while I replayed your face
And guarded you from wind and waste

Why?
Why did you power down?
I never asked to be
Jour hero in the mess
Just more or less

Why?
Why did you power down?
To be remembered
I held your hand through times so rough
And that was enough

Why?
Tell me why!
Why did you power down?
Tell me why!
Please tell me why
Did you power down?
And leave me on the ground