Absent in Your Presence

[Instrumental Intro: Melancholic Eastern melody with prominent saz and clarinet]

[Haunting female vocalizations: “Ah… Oh…”]



Verse 1

In the silence, I still hear your voice,

A melody that fills my heart with joy.

Yet with a single sound, my thoughts all fade,

And every word I meant to say slips away.



Chorus

I’m lost from the world, drowning in your eyes,

My heart a canvas painted with love and goodbyes.

Pain has found a home and refuses to leave,

Yet in your presence, I drift like a dream.



Interlude: Eastern instrumental solo – saz leads, clarinet answers



Verse 2

My heart once overflowed with endless love,

Now it bears a weight too heavy to rise above.

The nights grew long, my weary eyes could not sleep,

I wanted to tell you, but the words were too deep.



Chorus

I’m lost from the world, drowning in your eyes,

My heart a canvas painted with love and goodbyes.

Pain has found a home and refuses to leave,

Yet in your presence, I drift like a dream.



Bridge

Your footsteps shine like moonlight in the night,

A distant beacon glowing soft and bright.

In that moment, all else fades from view,

Leaving only my heart reaching for you.



Guitar Solo: Emotional electric guitar and saz duet



Chorus

I’m lost from the world, drowning in your eyes,

My heart a canvas painted with love and goodbyes.

Pain has found a home and refuses to leave,

Yet in your presence, I drift like a dream.



Verse 3

The world around me vanishes from sight,

My scattered thoughts awaken with your light.

Within this emptiness, my love still grows,

A longing so deep that it endlessly shows.



Chorus

I’m lost from the world, drowning in your eyes,

My heart a canvas painted with love and goodbyes.

Pain has found a home and refuses to leave,

Yet in your presence, I drift like a dream.



Outro

The last roses have withered into decay,

Like pieces of my heart carried away.

Have mercy on my soul, ease this pain,

Gather the fragments and make me whole again.



In this love, I’m both captive and free,

A paradox of sorrow and ecstasy.

I yearn for your closeness, an end to this strife,

And in your love, I search for a better life