Story Behind The Song
I was sailing between Catalina Island and Palos Verdes. It was the late afternoon. I was alone on the boat. I had the sun behind me and it bright and lit up the ocean and the sails and the mainland. It was windy with a following sea, and the ocean was a dark blue with the white caps coming up every once in a while. And then a pod of dolphin or porpoise surrounded my boat. There were hundreds of them. It was just a beautiful, transcendent moment. If life would have stopped at that moment, I wouldnt have complained. It felt as if a certain aspect of my existence had been satisfied.
Song Description
"Without a Trace" drifts in like a quiet tide -- an ethereal, slow-burn ballad carried by soft female vocals and wide, ringing guitar chords that seem to hang in the air like fading starlight. A gentle single-note guitar line threads through the mix, while steady 8th-note bass movement gives the song a pulse beneath its dreamlike stillness.
The lyrics linger in the space between air and sea, exploring the weight of memory, the pull of gravity, and the quiet ache of a goodbye that never fully settles. It's a song that lives in the moment just before disappearance -- reflective, drifting, and emotionally suspended.
Perfect for scenes of isolation, open landscapes, emotional turning points, or a character confronting what's been lost. There's both fragility and resolve here, wrapped in a cinematic, atmospheric calm.
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Pop - Dreampop, Rock - Modern |
| Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Peaceful, Serene |
| Subject |
Universe, Life |
Similar Artists |
Cranberries |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Gracefully, as clouds float past
wind screams waves crash
sun sets moons rise
stars shines, in the darkest of eyes
between air and sea
Adrift through space
I could leave, without a trace
The blue of the sky
is the blue of the sea
as warm as the air
as cold as the deep
as dark as the moods
inside of me
as dark as your goodbye
between the air and sea
adrift through this empty space
I could leave, without a trace
silently, I watch the oceans tides
emotionless, still, held by the winds
gravity's, holds us with chains
I watch the suns, the stars, and the moons hang
Between air and sea
adrift through forgotten space
I could leave, without a trace
just a memory, just a memory, of something
never meant to be