Muted Trumpet, Empty Chair
v4
@Hoyen de Gozosan
Muted Trumpet, Empty Chair
v4
@Hoyen de Gozosan
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Coat on the back of that empty chair
Lipstick stain on a crumpled glass
Your laugh still hangs in the quiet air
Time moves, but it tiptoes past
[Chorus]
You’re gone, but the room remembers
Every low word, every soft reply
I drink to the ghost of September
And talk to your shadow till I cry
Still talking to your shadow till I cry
[Verse 2]
Street noise fades to a distant hum
I hear your keys in the hallway door
I turn, I swear that I see you come
It’s just my heart on the kitchen floor
[Chorus]
You’re gone, but the room remembers
Every low word, every soft reply
I drink to the ghost of September
And talk to your shadow till I cry
Still talking to your shadow till I cry
[Bridge]
Maybe tomorrow I’ll clear this place
Fold up your sweater, erase your name
But every corner holds your face
And every silence sounds the same
[Chorus]
You’re gone, but the room remembers
Every low word, every soft reply
I drink to the ghost of September
And talk to your shadow till I cry
Still talking to your shadow till I cry
Coat on the back of that empty chair
Lipstick stain on a crumpled glass
Your laugh still hangs in the quiet air
Time moves, but it tiptoes past
[Chorus]
You’re gone, but the room remembers
Every low word, every soft reply
I drink to the ghost of September
And talk to your shadow till I cry
Still talking to your shadow till I cry
[Verse 2]
Street noise fades to a distant hum
I hear your keys in the hallway door
I turn, I swear that I see you come
It’s just my heart on the kitchen floor
[Chorus]
You’re gone, but the room remembers
Every low word, every soft reply
I drink to the ghost of September
And talk to your shadow till I cry
Still talking to your shadow till I cry
[Bridge]
Maybe tomorrow I’ll clear this place
Fold up your sweater, erase your name
But every corner holds your face
And every silence sounds the same
[Chorus]
You’re gone, but the room remembers
Every low word, every soft reply
I drink to the ghost of September
And talk to your shadow till I cry
Still talking to your shadow till I cry
Style of Music
jazz, Smoky late-night ballad, male vocals in an intimate close-mic whisper. Muted trumpet weaves slow, aching lines around a soft, spacious double bass; tempo drags with heavy breath between phrases. Verses stay almost spoken, barely above a murmur, while the chorus opens into longer, held notes and fragile vibrato. Bass walks sparsely, with occasional sighing slides; trumpet answers the vocal like a weary conversation in a near-silent club., slow, minimal, sad
