Your Scent Still Lingers
Jean-Paul VERNERET
11/5/2026

Verse 1
I haven’t moved a thing, it’s all still where you left it,
Like a crime scene in the dark where every trace is kept.
Your book is lying open on page one-oh-three tonight,
And the wind beneath the doorway sounds like you in whispers light.
I live inside the shadows, just an extra in the frame,
In the story of our lives, I’m the only one who stayed.

Bridge
The mailman still comes by, leaves your letters at my door,
Stacks of useless adverts I can’t bring myself to sort

Chorus
There’s still your scent upon this old wool sweater here,
And a silence in the room where your “I love you” disappeared.
The kitchen feels too large for just one cup of coffee now,
I’m learning how to live without your shadow anyhow.

Verse 2
Upon the shelf your books are slowly gathering dust,
I don’t dare to touch them yet, I leave them as they were for us.
I almost called your number just to tell you ’bout my day,
Then the emptiness hit hard and reality remained.
They say that time can heal you, wipe away what used to be,
But right now all I’m feeling is the space you left in me.

Bridge
The mailman still comes by, leaves your letters at my door,
Stacks of useless adverts I can’t bring myself to sort.

Chorus
There’s still your scent upon this old wool sweater here,
And a silence in the room where your “I love you” disappeared.
The kitchen feels too large for just one cup of coffee now,
I’m learning how to live without your shadow anyhow.