Scared of Getting Left Behind

[Verse 1]
You packed your blue shirt in the bottom drawer
Left your coffee cooling by the door
I watched the minute hand cross over twelve
Trying to keep my breathing to myself

[Pre-Chorus]
If the road takes more than I can give
Tell me where I fit in the life you live

[Chorus]
I’m scared of getting left behind
Like a name erased from a changing sign
If you run, will you remember mine?
I’m scared of getting left behind
But I won’t turn your wings into a chain
I’ll learn to stand here through the change

[Verse 2]
Your train leaves just after half past four
Two small tickets folded on the floor
You say the distance doesn’t mean goodbye
I nod, but there’s a tremor in my eyes

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe love is not a place we stay
Maybe it’s the promise we remake

[Chorus]
I’m scared of getting left behind
Like a name erased from a changing sign
If you run, will you remember mine?
I’m scared of getting left behind
But I won’t turn your wings into a chain
I’ll learn to stand here through the change

[Bridge]
Take the picture from the kitchen wall
Leave the crooked nail, leave it all
When the distance opens up its hands
I’ll be more than where we used to stand

[Final Chorus]
I’m scared of getting left behind
Still, I’ll meet you on the other side
If you run, I’ll keep my own light on
I’m scared, but I’m not gone
No, I won’t turn your wings into a chain
I’ll learn to stand here through the change

[Outro]
When you call, I’ll answer where I am
Not who I was, but who I am

alternative pop-rock, intimate verses with palm-muted electric guitar and restrained live drums, rising pre-chorus, wide anthemic chorus with layered guitars and warm bass, vulnerable close-mic lead vocal, subtle harmony stacks, dynamic bridge that strips back before a final full-band lift, polished organic mix with controlled low end