"As If You're Here" lyrics

So it's just goodbye, my dear friend
And it's all I'd give to see you again
But it's all I have, this song you'll never hear
And it's all I, all I play, and I feel you near
As if you're here

I play it through the night
I play it to deny it
I played it loud to fight it
But now I play it quiet

I substitute what almost was
To embrace eventuality
Everyone you lose that you can't reproduce
And the endings prove to be tough to refuse

I tried constant positivity
I tried toxic constant positivity
No, it really doesn't work for me
The illusion proved to be worse than the truth
So I play this song to picture you

I play it through the night
I play it to deny it
I played it loud to fight it
But now I play it quiet

So it's just goodbye now, my dear friend
And it's all I'd give to see you again
But it's all I have, this song you'll never hear
Play it quiet through the night, I feel you near

So it's just goodbye now, my dear friend
And it's all I'd give to see you again
But it's all I have, this song you'll never hear
Play it quiet through the night, I feel you near
I feel you near, I feel you near

Play it quiet through the night, I feel you near
Play it quiet through the night, I feel you near
Play it quiet through the night, I feel you near
I feel you near, I feel you near

Play it quiet through the night, I feel you near
Play it quiet through the night, I feel you near
Play it quiet through the night, I feel you near
I feel you near as if you're here