THE MOON-SHAPED SCAR

**[Intro — 0:00–0:20]** *Clean guitar + distant piano + strings* I still remember the night you left, Like winter breathing down my neck. The stars were dying one by one, And I was begging the moon for another sun. You had a little mark beneath your eye, A crescent carved into your skin. I used to call it my favorite moon, Now I can't look at the sky again. --- **[Verse 1 — 0:20–0:50]** *Heavy drums enter, restrained guitars* I built a home inside your heartbeat, Mistook your silence for a promise. We were two ghosts learning how to breathe, Until you became the one I couldn't keep. Now every room still knows your name, Every photograph cuts the same. I trace the shape where you used to be, But there's nothing left to hold but me. --- **[Pre-Chorus — 0:50–1:05]** *Strings rise, vocals become more emotional* And if love is a flame, Then why am I the one who burned? If time is supposed to heal, Why does every second make it worse? --- **[CHORUS — 1:05–1:35]** *Full band + symphonic choir* **YOU WERE THE MOON IN MY DARKEST NIGHT,** **THE ONLY STAR I COULDN'T LEAVE BEHIND.** **NOW I'M LOST WHERE YOUR LIGHT USED TO BE,** **JUST A HOLLOW HEART AND A MEMORY.** **THAT LITTLE CRESCENT UPON YOUR SKIN,** **IS THE LAST PLACE I EVER FELT LIKE HOME.** **IF HEAVEN HAS YOU, THEN LET ME FALL,** **I'D RATHER LOSE MYSELF THAN LIVE WITHOUT YOU AT ALL.** --- **[Verse 2 — 1:35–2:00]** *Half-time groove, darker atmosphere* I found your shadow in the doorway, I heard your voice inside the rain. For one second, I forgot you left me, Then the silence called my name. I hate the way the memories Still know exactly where to hurt. You took the best part of me with you, And left the rest beneath the dirt. --- **[Breakdown / Scream — 2:00–2:25]** *Drop-tuned guitars + choir hits* **I BURIED US BENEATH THE YEARS!** **BUT I STILL HEAR YOU THROUGH THE EARTH!** You were my home. You were my light. You were the reason I survived the night. **NOW EVERY NIGHT I DIE A LITTLE MORE—** *BREAKDOWN* **WHEN I LOOK AT THE MOON, I SEE YOUR SCAR.** --- **[Guitar Solo — 2:25–2:55]** *Emotional melodic solo, beginning clean and ascending into a soaring lead; strings underneath.* --- **[Final Chorus — 2:55–3:30]** *Full symphonic orchestra + biggest vocal performance* **YOU WERE THE MOON IN MY DARKEST NIGHT,** **THE ONLY STAR I COULDN'T LEAVE BEHIND.** **NOW I'M LOST WHERE YOUR LIGHT USED TO BE,** **JUST A HOLLOW HEART AND A MEMORY.** **THAT LITTLE CRESCENT UPON YOUR SKIN,** **IS THE LAST PLACE I EVER FELT LIKE HOME.** **IF HEAVEN HAS YOU, THEN LET ME FALL,** **I'D RATHER LOSE MYSELF THAN LIVE WITHOUT YOU AT ALL.** --- **[Outro — 3:30–3:50]** *Piano + clean guitar + fading choir* I still look for you whenever the moon is full. Maybe that's why I never learned to let it go. You were never just a scar... **You were my moon.**