The Song

The Silent Companion

Words and Music: Bhakti Gauravani Goswami

There is a shadow walking next to me,
From my first breath to the final hour.
Silent, patient, ever watching me—
A dark presence of unknown power.

I was born into a world of light—or so I thought, I made my plans, full of pride—but all for naught. The shadow I turned a blind eye to, still walks just by my side. Should I acknowledge his presence and no longer try to hide?

I built a life with busy hands—each heartbeat bold and strong, But failed to see who followed me—veiled, yet there all along. Through seasons ever turning, through every lover’s longing sigh, He watched, unmoved, yet not unkind, as all the years went by.

Through childhood games and silver hair, through every step I made, He stood behind me quietly and whispered: “This, too, will fade.”

There is a shadow walking next to me,
From my first breath to the final hour.
Silent, patient, ever watching me—
A dark presence of unknown power.

Some say you are the final breath—the hush when voices cease, Others crossed your quiet gate, to realms of pure love and peace. Some claim you lead to nothingness—no self, no form, no name. While others know you can be the step to love’s eternal flame.

Tell me the truth—where are we going, we souls adriŌ and lost? What shapes our fate, what charts our course—where will end our quest? I am a soul who wandered far away—but now I ponder, I seek to turn, From shadowed night to sacred light, and feel true love’s flame burn.

O silent companion, you never came to steal. Always just a mirror inviting me to feel— To turn, to ask, to seek, to find, to go beyond the veil. O shadow friend, I hear your voice, I want to take the trail— back home.