The Silence Between Us

(Soft, melancholic piano chords fade in)

(A lingering cello note)

(Deep, breathy sigh)

I remember twenty twenty-three, the year our paths first crossed it's like a dream I didn't want to wake up from. I felt love and you love me just the way I wanted to be loved. Your love brought peace and calmness.

A memory etched in gold, before the bridge was crossed

I remember all the effort, the way you stayed in touch

You were the gravity that pulled me, I loved you far too much

We were like glue, inseparable, the world was ours to hold

But now the air is heavy, and the fire feels less bold

Everything looks different now, the light has lost its sheen

I’m drowning in the quiet spaces, trapped in between

Oh, Chief Effa Nathaniel Njassor, I gave my heart away

I said yes to a lifetime, through the dark and through the gray

But the lonely nights are endless, waiting just to feel

The warmth of how you loved me, if only this were real

I’m standing in the silence, where once we used to stand

Just hoping for the touch of your steady, guiding hand

I see your silent prayers, rising like the morning mist

I see the quiet whispers of the hustle that exists

You try to fix the world alone, you carry all the weight

I wanted to share the burden, to change our heavy fate

I know I made no error when I chose to walk with you

But every step I take alone, feels like a dream untrue

My heart aches in your presence, though you’re sitting by my side

There’s a distance growing wider, a place where secrets hide

Oh, Chief Effa Nathaniel Njassor, I gave my heart away

I said yes to a lifetime, through the dark and through the gray

But the lonely nights are endless, waiting just to feel

The warmth of how you loved me, if only this were real

I’m standing in the silence, where once we used to stand

Just hoping for the touch of your steady, guiding hand

Let them gossip, let them slander, let them speak of my intent

My love for you, Ekim, is a life that’s already spent

But don’t let trust become the knife that tears our soul apart

I’m begging you to open up, to let me in your heart

I see you and I hear you, I trust the man you are

But help me understand the dark, and please put down your guard

Oh, Chief Effa Nathaniel Njassor, I gave my heart away

I said yes to a lifetime, through the dark and through the gray

But the lonely nights are endless, waiting just to feel

The warmth of how you loved me, if only this were real

I’m standing in the silence, where once we used to stand

Just hoping for the touch of your steady, guiding hand

For better or for worse, till death separates the vein

I only want to be with you, to heal this quiet pain

I choose you every morning, I choose you every night

Just stay, my love, stay with me

Into the fading light

(Piano fades into silence)

(Final deep breath)