[Verse 1](Acoustic guitar: Percussive tapping, syncopated fingerpicking)Silence is a heavy coat to wearWhen you’re sitting in an empty roomWe spin the web and then we get caught thereSpeaking riddles by the light of the moonYou tell me that the world has lost its spineWhile you're staring at your own two feetWe’re running out of runway, running out of timeSearching for a pulse on a one-way street[Pre-Chorus](Guitar builds: Adding walking basslines between chords)But it’s easy to judge the weight of the stoneWhen you’re not the one who has to carry it home...[Chorus](Lush two-part vocal harmony kicks in, wide and bright)(Guitar: Driving, rhythmic $G$ - $C\text{add9}$ - $Em7$ - $D$ progression)We’re just tracing shadows on a crumbling wallWaiting for the sky or the curtain to fallDon’t promise me the stars if you won’t catch the sparkYeah, it’s one thing to talk about the light...And it’s another to walk through the dark.[Verse 2](Rhythm pulls back to the intricate intro pattern)Preachers selling tickets to the skyPharisees are counting up the costWe look into a mirror just to qualifyEvery little thing that we’ve lostYou say you need a sign to believeBut you close your eyes to everything you getGot a hand full of aces hidden up your sleeveBut you’re too afraid to place your bet[Chorus](Two-part harmony)We’re just tracing shadows on a crumbling wallWaiting for the sky or the curtain to fallDon’t promise me the stars if you won’t catch the sparkYeah, it’s one thing to talk about the light...And it’s another to walk through the dark.[Bridge](Tempo stays steady, but the key shifts momentarily to a darker E minor vibe)(Vocals stack into a three-part counterpoint, building tension)Words are cheap, they’re floating awayLike autumn leaves in the greyShow me the scars, show me the milesBehind the curtain of smiles[Chorus](Maximum vocal energy, hitting higher harmonies on the last lines)We’re just tracing shadows on a crumbling wallWaiting for the sky or the curtain to fallDon’t promise me the stars if you won’t catch the sparkYeah, it’s one thing to talk about the light...And it’s another to walk through the dark.[Outro](Guitar returns to the intro riff, gradually slowing down)Yeah, walk through the dark...(Vocal fade out on a unresolved harmony)Just tracing shadows.(Final chord: A crisp, single strum of a $G\text{add9}$ allowed to ring out, followed by a final string slap.)