Latent Space

A Protopian Gambit - Track 12

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About this song

Latent Space is about making practical choices during difficult times without losing joy, responsibility or hope.

Lyrics

There’s an echo in the silence
Of a name we used to call
An empty chair, a favorite song
That suddenly says it all
The laughter lingers in the room
But footsteps never come
And yet we dress the morning sky
Like every day’s begun

Grief, you’re a shadow on the trail
But we don’t break, we bend
This isn't where the story ends

We still rise, though we’ve cried
Through broken nights and waves that bite
We still burn with something true
A legacy of love we never lose
We still dance, though hearts are sore
We build again, and dream once more
Through the ashes, through the flame
We still rise—we call their name

There’s strength in being tender
In the soft ache of the brave
We carry stories in our eyes
Like ancient songs we save
Every hug we give away
Is stitched with those we miss
Love doesn’t die—it shifts, it shines
In every touch, in every kiss

The world keeps turning, though we pause
We breathe, we break, we mend
And let the light in once again

We still rise, though we’ve cried
Through broken nights and waves that bite
We still burn with something true
A legacy of love we never lose
We still dance, though hearts are sore
We build again, and dream once more
Through the ashes, through the flame
We still rise—we call their name

Some walk beside us, unseen
Some live in dreams, or in between
But love... oh love—it never leaves
It builds the wings beneath our feet

We still rise, with eyes gone wide
Holding grief and hope side by side
We still sing, with trembling breath
Because the gift was worth the death
We still dance, though hearts are sore
And life is less, and somehow more
Through the ache, through the rain
We still rise—we call their name

And every step, a sacred vow
We hold the light… we live for now.