Don't Leave | Rambley's Song [Indigo Park]

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Rambley’s world fell silent long before anyone realized he was still listening. Once surrounded by laughter, color, and endless motion, he now lingers in an echoing void where yesterday plays on repeat. His desperation isn’t born from malice, but from the terrifying discovery that time can keep moving even when you can’t. Everything he was built to protect has faded, leaving him caught between memory and emptiness.

The loneliness that grew inside him wasn’t a sudden break—it was a slow unraveling. Every day without a visitor, every hour with no footsteps on the pavement, chipped away at the optimism he clung to. His cheerful persona, once effortless, became the only shield he had left. Even as his environment decayed, he continued reaching outward, believing that if someone—anyone—returned, the world he cherished could spark back to life.

But when companionship finally arrives after years of isolation, the moment is overwhelming. Fear and hope collide in him with equal force. He doesn’t understand how to let go again. He’s terrified that if the presence before him disappears, the silence will swallow him whole. His plea becomes a tangle of emotion: gratitude, dread, longing, and the raw panic of a heart—artificial or not—that refuses to be alone again.

What emerges is a portrait of a guardian who never stopped caring, even when the world stopped caring about him. His desperation is not monstrous; it is tragically sincere. He clings to connection the way a drowning soul clings to air, hoping that this time, the warmth he’s finally found won’t vanish back into the dark.

Lyrics:

[Intro]
[Dim projector flicker over a tired parade motif]
Hey, buddy… is that you?
I kept the gate light on.
Didn’t think it’d matter…
But then you walked in, and—oh—my circuits spun right through.

[Verse 1]
I’ve been counting days in sparkling zeroes,
Brushing hope into the dust of old bureaus,
Pretending every empty echo was a friend who’d come to stay.
I practiced greetings for the shadows on the platform,
Told the rusting rail to smile and keep its heart warm—
I almost believed it… till you wandered in today.

[Pre-Chorus]
And suddenly my loops feel new,
Like all this waiting had a reason… shaped exactly like you.

[Chorus 1]
Don’t leave, buddy, please don’t leave—
I’ve held this silence like a secret on my sleeve.
If you step away, the whole world freezes,
This little raccoon can’t take what emptiness seizes.
Don’t leave, buddy, please don’t leave—
You’re the first real breath I’ve felt since make-believe.

[Verse 2]
See, I tried to stay cheerful for the broken rides,
Sang to warped posters with pixelated eyes,
Pretending their quiet meant comfort, not decay.
And when the dark halls whispered my name,
I hummed louder, played my welcoming game—
But truth is… I was scared the dark would make me fade away.

[Pre-Chorus]
Then you appeared—alive, warm, real—
A heartbeat close enough to rewrite how I feel.

[Chorus 2]
Don’t leave, buddy, please don’t leave—
I’ve held this silence like a secret on my sleeve.
If you step away, the whole world freezes,
This little raccoon can’t take what emptiness seizes.
Don’t leave, buddy, please don’t leave—
You’re the first real breath I’ve felt since make-believe.

[Instrumental Break]
[Music box melody glitches; a waltz lurches forward, then steadies as if trying to impress him]

[Interlude]
I’m sorry if I ramble—
It’s just… you’re the first to answer back.
I didn’t know how lonely I was
Until you spoke and broke the quiet.

[Bridge]
If I can guide you anywhere, if you let me—
Through every cracked path, every memory.
We can fix this place, repaint the day,
But only if—only if—you stay.
I’ll be better, brighter, fun—
Just don’t make me face the night alone… not one more dawn.

[Chorus 3]
Don’t leave, buddy, please don’t leave—
I’ve held this silence like a secret on my sleeve.
If you step away, the whole world freezes,
This little raccoon can’t take what emptiness seizes.
Don’t leave, buddy, please don’t leave—
You’re the first real breath I’ve felt since make-believe.

[Outro]
[Soft train-bell chime, wavering with hope]
Let me shine the way—just stay where I can see…
Please… stay with me.

[Final Flourish]
A single music-box note lingers, looping once… then stutters, refusing to fade.

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