Hi again!

After all your very generous comments on my first posting I'd like to offer up this new song for your deliberation.

I was tasked with writing a song for one of my artist friends about the pain of loss of a loved one ............not the most easiest of subjects to approach, however I said I'd have a go and came up with this.

PLEASE NOTE...I have utilised an AI vocal on this as its way out of my range but just right for the person who will be singing it.

All tracks BIAB 2025 mixed etc in Mixcraft Pro Studio 10.6



Title: Im Still Talking To Shadows V2
File:Im Still Talking To Shadows V2.SGU
Key=G , Tempo 92, Length (m:s)=3:54
No intro. 86 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 86. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
Soloist track has 591 notes, Soloist harmony is < no harmony >(0)
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,
Style is _PSHINIH.STY (Shining Pop w/ Held Guitar)

RealTracks in style: 1255:Bass, Electric, PopShiningA-B Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 1264:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningA-B Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 2535:Guitar, Electric, HeldChords Gritty
RealTracks in style: 1259:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopShiningRockA-B Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 2824:Pedal Steel, Soloist CountryEddy12-key Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 2824:Pedal Steel, Soloist CountryEddy12-key Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 2650:Guitar, Electric, Background DreamyPopBalladFillsBrent Ev 085
RealTracks in song: ~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 2457:Strings, Rhythm CelticAir Ev 085
RealDrums in style:PraiseWorshipShine^01-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride

LYRICS

(Verse 1)
The house is quiet, dust motes dance in light,
Where laughter echoed, now there's only night.
Their little shoes sit neatly by the door,
A silent story of what is no more.
I see their drawings taped upon the wall,
And hear their tiny voices in the hall.
Each corner holds a memory so clear,
A phantom touch, a whisper in my ear.

(Pre-Chorus)
The world keeps spinning, seasons come and go,
But in this heart, a constant undertow.
I try to smile, to join the passing day,
But something's missing, something slipped away.

(Chorus)
I'm still talking to shadows, where you used to be,
Reaching out in emptiness, that's all I ever see.
The echoes of your laughter, a bittersweet refrain,
Lost within the silence, a constant, aching pain.

(Verse 2)
I watch their friends play hopscotch in the street,
Their carefree joy, a melody so sweet.
And wonder what their life would now have been,
The dreams they held, the futures unseen.
I try to answer questions that they pose,
With careful words, the sorrow I enclose.
But sometimes, silence is the only way,
To hide the tears that threaten to betray.

(Pre-Chorus)
The world keeps spinning, seasons come and go,
But in this heart, a constant undertow.
I try to smile, to join the passing day,
But something's missing, something slipped away.

(Chorus)
I'm still talking to shadows, where you used to be,
Reaching out in emptiness, that's all I ever see.
The echoes of your laughter, a bittersweet refrain,
Lost within the silence, a constant, aching pain.

(Bridge)
They say that time will heal, the wounds will start to mend,
But how do you replace a love that has no end?
I hold their hands and tell them of your grace,
And see a flicker of your light upon their face.

(Chorus)
I'm still talking to shadows, where you used to be,
Reaching out in emptiness, that's all I ever see.
The echoes of your laughter, a bittersweet refrain,
Lost within the silence, a constant, aching pain.

(Outro)
Talking to shadows, until the day I'm free,
Talking to shadows,

Sometimes you just have to say f### it and do it anyway!

Proud Scotsman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 now residing in England