Nicole, you lost the war, I wish I could’ve helped,
whatever would’ve helped, you never found it,
the ghosts you fought for years, they finally took you out,
they settled any doubt there was about it,

gone is gone, recently departed, (/& everybody knows it)
now you’re a song with words I half-recall,
on and on, it feels like we just started,
I found a picture from back then, goodnight, Nicole..

Nicole, my brother told me once he saw you run,
he wondered what was left to burn of such a brittle bonfire,
we all chase our shadows, but at different costs,
mostly it’s the time that’s lost that leaves me feeling hollow..

gone is gone, as empty as a secret,
now you’re the song I lost when I awoke,
on and on, we know that we can’t keep it,
I found a picture from back then, goodnight, Nicole,

gone is gone, & everyone can taste it,
now you’re a song with words I used to know,
on and on, but not a moment’s wasted,
I found a picture from back then, goodnight, Nicole,
holding this picture of you then, goodnight, Nicole…