Everglow

I still remember that quiet train ride in the rain
You traced your name upon the glass, a temporary stain
We talked for hours 'bout the dreams we hadn't lived yet
And how the future wasn't something we would ever regret

The neon skyline flickered, reflected in your eyes
A kaleidoscope of colors under cloudy skies
And every corner of this city whispers your name
But it's a gentle echo, not a cry of pain

And I miss you in the silence, I miss you in the crowd
I miss the way you laughed so loud it stood out from the crowd
We climbed to see the sunrise from that temple on the hill
A moment frozen perfectly, and somehow, frozen still
But this isn't a requiem, it's a thankful melody
For the everglow you left inside of me

That scooter ride through the city, the wind inside our shirts
We got so lost we found ourselves in a universe of hurts
And then we found that riverside restaurant, the one with the green light
Ate spicy noodles and promised we'd come back some night

We never did (it never did) and that's the beauty and the curse
A perfect, unfinished story, for better or for worse
And every corner of this city whispers your name
But it's a gentle echo

And I miss you in the silence, I miss you in the crowd
Oh, I miss the way you laughed so loud it stood out from the crowd
We climbed to see the sunrise from that temple on the hill
A moment frozen perfectly, and somehow, frozen still
But this isn't a requiem, it's a thankful melody
For the everglow you left inside of me

And if your path now leads you to a different sea
I hope the waves are kinder than they ever were to me
I'm not the broken hero of a shattered, tragic play
I'm a woman who learned to love, and loves you still, this way

You gave me strength I didn't know I had inside my bones (oh)
And that's a light I get to carry, on my own
Oh

And I miss you in the silence, I miss you in the crowd
I miss the way you laughed so loud it stood out from the crowd
We climbed to see the sunrise from that temple on the hill
A moment frozen perfectly, and somehow, frozen still
But this isn't a requiem, it's a thankful melody
For the everglow you left inside of me

An everglow
For you to know
I'm better now
Because we loved
Somehow

And I miss you in the silence, I miss you in the crowd
I miss the way you laughed so loud it stood out from the crowd
We climbed to see the sunrise from that temple on the hill
A moment frozen perfectly, and somehow, frozen still
But this isn't a requiem, it's a thankful melody
For the everglow you left inside of me