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A Letter That Took the Long Way

Justin Otani

I walked alone on my way back home

Noticed two shadows where there was one

The loneliness I couldn’t name

Slipped away in the evening wind

I wrote your name across my chest

Too fragile to say out loud

Behind the season when we laughed

Were words I never found

Kindness alone was never enough

I had to pretend to be strong

Still, I held one thing so close—

That someday this would reach you

Even if it takes the long way

If my feelings were never lies

Through the tears, through all the doubt

I’ll be right here every time

I won’t forget you, even now

So for today, goodbye

On the platform I looked up high

And saw that same sky drifting past

If I could turn back time somehow

I’d never let go of your hand

I wanted to speak, but I was scared

So I kept it locked inside

But now I think I finally can

Say "thank you" from my heart

Even if it takes the long way

If this love still lingers on

To your back now fading far

I sent a silent wish along

I truly loved you—more than words

That’s the only truth I know

A final letter I couldn’t speak

The wind returns without a sound

I’ll dream alone from here on out

But maybe somewhere… you are too

Even if it takes the long way

Even if it won’t reach you again

Still, I’ll believe in the miracle

Of having met you back then

I truly loved you, even now

And maybe I still do

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  • 1

    Still in My Heart

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  • 2

    The Reason You Remain

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    A Letter That Took the Long Way

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  • 4

    I Just Wanted to Be Near You

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  • 5

    Still Your Name Remains

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  • 6

    Frozen Words

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  • 7

    That Night, I Should've Said...

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  • 8

    Words of Light

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  • 9

    Where the Wind Remembers

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  • 10

    A Prayer to the Stars

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  • 11

    Signal in the Sky

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  • 12

    Echo of You

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Unspoken words, love that slipped away, memories that linger in silence.
This album is a heartfelt collection of emotional, melancholic, and romantic ballads.
With gentle piano melodies, cinematic strings, and delicate female vocal's harmonies, each track captures a different shade of longing and tenderness.
It's a musical diary for anyone who has ever loved, lost, or held onto feelings they couldn't express.
Let this album be the light that softly illuminates your quietest memories-and the warmth that stays, even after the song fades.

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