The Empty Chair (Live In Me) | An Emotional Christmas Piano Ballad about Grief

The Empty Chair (Live In Me) | An Emotional Christmas Piano Ballad about Grief
This is an emotional piano ballad created for all those who face loss and nostalgia during the Christmas season. It is dedicated to the memory of those who are no longer with us but still live on in our hearts and moments. Please listen with headphones for the full ethereal choir experience.
🎼 Lyrics: "The Empty Chair (Live In Me)"
(The complete lyrics of the song, including choir cues):
[Verse 1]
The dust is dancing on the ivory keys
Outside the window, winter strips the trees
I hung the lights, the ones you used to love
But all I see is gray skies up above
The house is quiet, heavy with the past
I didn’t think that year would be our last.
[Pre-Chorus]
(Vocals slightly trembling)
They say the season brings a healing light
But I’m just stumbling through the longest night.
[Chorus]
(Soft Choir enters: "Oooooh" in background harmony)
There is a place at the table, set for a king
Waiting for the joy that the church bells bring
But nobody sits there, the wine remains red
I’m talking to the silence, to the words unsaid.
(Choir swells: "Live in me, live in me")
Even if the snow covers up the track
I know there is no way to bring you back.
[Verse 2]
(Piano continues, vocals stronger but sad)
I played that record, the one from sixty-four
I waited for your footsteps at the door
The smell of cinnamon, the fire’s glow
It hurts much more than anyone could know.
I smile for the children, I play my part
But there’s a winter freezing up my heart.
[Chorus]
(Choir is louder, angelic and haunting)
There is a place at the table, set for a king
Waiting for the joy that the church bells bring
But nobody sits there, the wine remains red
I’m talking to the silence, to the words unsaid.
(Choir swells: "Live in me, live in me")
Even if the snow covers up the track
I know there is no way to bring you back.
[Bridge]
(Music Builds - Cinematic Climax)
(Lead Vocal powerful cry)
Are you watching? Are you near?
Can you see me fighting back the tear?
(Choir: "Gloria... Gloria..." - Ethereal and high)
I’ll sing for you until the morning comes
Above the beating of the little drummer’s drums!
You live in me! You live in me!
[Outro]
(Music fades to just piano)
(Choir whispers: "Sleep in peace... sleep in peace")
I’ll leave the light on, just in case you find
The way back home, across the divide.
Merry Christmas, my love.

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