Chapter 23 West Is Home

This song is for brokenhearted 💔 
Don’t worry, the right one is waiting for you. 
Lyrics 
I see you smile in someone else’s arms
While I’m stuck here with a shattered heart
You walked away like it meant nothing at all
But I’m still holding on, afraid to fall

I wish I could forget the way you held me
But every memory still won’t set me free

I’m happy for you, even if it breaks me
You found your light, while I’m still drowning
I try to let go, but my soul still prays
That maybe you’ll come back to me someday
It’s not easy to move on
When my heart still wants your heart so strong
And I’m left chasing love
Like a fading star above

Your voice still echoes in my silent nights
I close my eyes just to feel you by my side
I keep pretending I’m okay alone
But it’s killing me how much I miss you more

You’re laughing now while I’m still falling
Your goodbye is the wound that keeps on calling

I’m happy for you, even if it breaks me
You found your light, while I’m still drowning
I try to let go, but my soul still prays
That maybe you’ll come back to me someday
It’s not easy to move on
When my heart still wants your heart so strong
And I’m left chasing love
Like a fading star above

I’m happy for you, though I cry in the dark
You found a new flame, and I’m falling apart
I try to let go, but I can’t pretend
That I don’t wish we’d find our way again
It’s not easy to move on
When my heart still calls your name in every song
And I’m left chasing love
Like a fading star above…

Fading Star

I created this song for all the singles out there who are on dating apps, swiping through the chaos, and still holding on to hope of finding Mr. Right.
It’s real, it’s raw, and a little cheeky, just like the dating world today.
If you’ve ever been ghosted, catfished, or stuck in endless small talk… this one’s for you! 💔💬❤️‍🔥
Lyrics:

Yeah…
Back again
Single life, let’s gooo

Single again, back on my phone
No texts, no plans, just vibes alone
Download the app, let’s roll the dice
Swipe left, swipe right, hope he’s nice

“Hey how are you?” I’m good, and you?
Copy, paste… déjà vu
Same convo, different face
A night, another chase

Some are hot but dead inside
Some are sweet but kill the vibe
Some just ghost, some just lie
But here I am, still tryna try

Chorus 
Swipe left, swipe right, take it or leave
Match it or nah, I wear my heart on my sleeve
Scrollin’ through love like it’s just a game
But I still want real, not just a name
DMs dry or wild tonight
Still no spark, no Mr. Right
But here I am in the glow of the light
Swiping left, swiping right

Yeah 
He got abs, but no chat
That one’s cute but a walking red flag
“Hi beautiful”  nah, I seen that
Bio full of quotes? Immediate pass

Brunch dates, drinks, boring talk
Blocked, ghosted, now I’m on a walk
One was cool but way too clingy
Another one flexed but came off stingy

I just want love, is that a crime?
Not another match wasting my time
But I keep on scrollin’, can’t let go
Addicted to the hope, you never know

Chorus
Swipe left, swipe right, take it or leave
Match it or nah, I wear my heart on my sleeve
Scrollin’ through love like it’s just a game
But I still want real, not just a name
DMs dry or wild tonight
Still no spark, no Mr. Right
But here I am in the glow of the light
Swiping left, swiping left

So if you’re out there, be real, come correct
No filters, no games, just genuine connect
‘Til then… swipe swipe, maybe tonight?
Might just match Mr. Right…

Swipe Left Swipe Right

[Verse 1]
I painted our walls in fields of emerald light,
Every stroke a promise that we’d never die.
Now the brush sits empty in my trembling hand;
Colors bleed together where I try to stand.

[Pre-Chorus]
Your laughter filled these halls with springtime air.
Now silence blooms in every corner—everywhere.

[Chorus]
My favorite color is green, ’cause that was always you.
A forest in your eyes, I’m lost inside the truth.
I drown in every shade of what I cannot hold.
My favorite color is green; now it’s all gone cold.

[Verse 2]
Leaves fall like memories along this lonely street.
I trace your footprints in the damp beneath my feet.
Guitar strings hum your name in minor harmonies;
They ring like distant echoes of what could be.

[Pre-Chorus – Variation]
Rou, I reach for something only ghosts can give—
A hue that haunts me more than teaching me to live.

[Chorus]
My favorite color is green, ’cause that was always you.
A forest in your eyes, I’m lost inside the truth.
I drown in every shade of what I cannot hold.
My favorite color is green; now it’s all gone cold.

[Bridge]
But I keep walking, I keep fading,
Through the static of the night.
I hear your voice, but it’s just memory—
Another ghost in flashing light.

[Final Chorus – Reprise]
My favorite color is green; every leaf reminds me.
They ring like distant echoes of what we could be.
Guitar strings hum your name in minor harmonies.
My favorite color is green—your color. It’s now on me.

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"Your Color" is a eulogy painted in emerald, mourning the way love can saturate every corner of our lives until even the absence feels vibrant. It drifts through hallways once filled with laughter, now blooming only with silence, tracing the shades of memory that cling to each moment. Guitars echo like ghosts, carrying harmonies that ache with what can’t be reclaimed. This is the sound of grief caught between beauty and loss—an atmospheric ballad where every note is a brushstroke in the portrait of someone unforgettable.

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Genre: Griefwave Post-Punk / Alternative Ballad
Key: B♭ Major
BPM: 115
Time Signature: 4/4

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Artist: Kareem Tyler 
https://www.instagram.com/tylercraftsart

© 2025 Kareem Tyler. All Rights Reserved. 


Light

Your Color

Take me Higher

Written by Tim Donahue. To listen to other tacks: https://on.soundcloud.com/1J4qm0CsPJ2CFJckEY

[verse 1]
Hey lady Hey heard you roamed around all over town
Hey Lady Hey, heard you been going down, Getting around
Searching for a feeling
You’re so lonely 
Your free and want to shout it out
it’s all you ever do
Tell everyone that I’m 
Still into you
But your not listening, no
Been months since I missed you
Honey I’m so through with you
But Your not listening oh no
Don’t hear a word that I say
Guess I’d be better off dead
Hey Lady Hey, heard you’ve been paying down your debts all around the town
Hey Lady Hey, heard you been stealing hearts with what you been doing
it’s how you’ve been dealing
You’re so lonely 
Your free and want to shout it out
it’s all you ever do
Tell everyone that I’m 
in love with you
But your not listening, no
Been months since I missed you
Honey I’m so through with you
But Your not listening oh no
Don’t hear a word that I say
Guess I’d be better off dead
Hey Lady Hey
Hey Lady Hey
Hey Lady Hey
Hey Lady Hey

Better off Dead

Whoa, yeah... hmm  


Clock's tickin' soft, way past midnight,  
Shadows fallin' heavy in this pale moonlight.  
Your eyes are burnin' like a wildfire flame,  
Girl, you're playin' one hell of a dangerous game.  


I know you, and you know me,  
This road we're ridin' ain't where we oughta be.  
You're waitin' on words I ain't got the strength to say,  
So walk away slow, 'fore we lose our way.  
Yeah, walk away slow, 'fore we lose our way.  


Bottle of bourbon sittin' on the shelf,  
Fightin' like hell to keep it to myself.  
One more sip, one more touch, we'll cross that line,  
Temptation's callin', and we're runnin' outta time.  


I know you, and you know me,  
This road we're ridin' ain't where we oughta be.  
You're waitin' on words I ain't got the strength to say,  
So walk away slow, 'fore we lose our way.  
Yeah, walk away slow, 'fore we lose our way.  


This whisper in my heart, playin' like the devil in the dark,  
You're tellin' me to hold you close, it's tearin' me apart.  
I wanna do what's right, but you're callin' out my name,  
Here comes that mornin' light, and darlin', I'm the one to blame.  


Dawn's creepin' in, sun shinin' on your face,  
You're lyin' here beside me in this quiet, sacred place.  
I'm scared you'll wake and say it's time to go, no goodbye in sight,  
Leavin' me alone to face the comin' light.  


I know you, and you know me,  
This road we're ridin' ain't where we oughta be.  
You're waitin' on words I ain't got the strength to say,  
So walk away slow, 'fore we lose our way.  
Yeah, walk away slow, 'fore we lose our way.  


Oh, darlin', walk away slow,  
'Fore this fire burns us both down low.  
Walk away slow... yeah, walk away slow.

Walk Away Slow

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