[Verse 1]
You left in silence – like steam from skin
No slam of door – just absence in
I wear the hours – like borrowed light
Too soft to warm – too pale for night

[Verse 2]
Your name still hums – in every room
It’s not a voice – it’s just a wound
I breathe in slow – but it’s not air
It’s all the space – where you’re not there

[Chorus]
I don't even try – to feel the same
Since you pulled your pulse – from this frame
The world still moves – but I just stay
I’m half a life – half breath away

Ooh, ah – Ooh, ah
Just a ghost – of what we were
Ooh, ah – Ooh, ah
Still breathing – without a stir

[Verse 3]
You never lied – but I believed
That staying still – was not to leave
Now all my truth – is cracked and small
And every dream – begins to fall

[Chorus]
I don't even try – to feel the same
Since you pulled your pulse – from this frame
The clocks still turn – but I’m not new
I’m just the breath – you never drew

Ooh, ah – Ooh, ah
Just a ghost – of what we were
Ooh, ah – Ooh, ah
Still breathing – without a stir

Half a Life [Without the Pulse of You]

Note: In light of the recent AI breakthroughs, we feel it's important to clarify that we've been working with voice modulation since the mid-1990s – originally inspired by David Bowie's album Outside. Our approach predates AI-driven tools and is rooted in treating the voice as an instrument, shaped and sculpted through earlier technologies.

We fully understand that questioning authenticity may not be the intention – but it's worth remembering that all electronic music is, by nature, mediated and transformed. Even Nietzsche pointed out how modern tools shape us: inserting paper into a typewriter already creates a distance that handwriting does not. Perhaps birdsong is the only truly authentic sound. 🐦

Writes original song lyrics and takes custom lyric requests under the artist name La Wi. This platform is also home to the creative collaborations of the Psychonaut Collective (The Psychonauts). Thank you for your support and appreciation.