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The Reason You Remain

Justin Otani

I called your name into the night

The sky stayed quiet, bleeding light

That final touch before you left

Still lingers softly on my hand

The way you smiled without a thought

Your little habits, all I’ve got

Each time I try to let them go

It breaks my heart again

I reach for you but can’t get close

Your smile remains, a fading ghost

I couldn’t say "see you again"

And that regret won’t fade

You know… I always knew

It was love we couldn’t save

But I kept pretending

We’d find our way back someday

I loved you—still, I do

And it hurts each time I dream of you

All the kindness you gave to me

I carry it through everything

I never said "thank you"

I never said goodbye

But you became my silent light

On sleepless nights the ticking hands

Trace back to where we used to stand

That sidewalk near the crossing sign

Where you once laughed with me

We stood in rain without a shield

You held me close and let me feel

Even when I pushed away

You loved me all the same

If somehow, just once again

I could see your face

There’s so much I’d want to say

But time just slipped away

I loved you—now I know

What it truly means to love and grow

Even silence and long goodbyes

Turn into memories in time

I’m stronger now, because of you

You’re why I move ahead

Into the days that lie ahead

Someday beneath this endless sky

Wherever you may be

I hope you're smiling, just like then

I loved you—at the end

But I missed your tears back then

Your voice said "I’ll be fine"

But I can’t forget that sound

I couldn’t say goodbye

Or thanks in time

But I know…

That love will never die

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  • 1

    Still in My Heart

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    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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    Where the Wind Remembers

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  • 10

    A Prayer to the Stars

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    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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