The night feels heavy in your chair
Like you forgot to take your air
I cleaned the glass you used to touch
But the fingerprints still say too much
I folded up your quiet days
But silence never goes away
And I still talk to you like you might stay
I leave the light on in the hall
In case you miss this place at all
I wear your name like second skin
Still soft where you have always been
I leave the door a little wide
Like you just stepped out, not said goodbye
If this is what alone feels like...
It’s louder than the night
I found your note inside a book
You never said to me, just look
I read the space between each word
The ones you meant, the ones that hurt
I breathe you in through quiet air
Pretend I’m fine, but you’re still there
And I don’t even try to clear the chair
I leave the light on in the hall
In case you miss this place at all
I wear your name like second skin
Still soft where you have always been
I leave the door a little wide
Like you just stepped out, not said goodbye
If this is what alone feels like...
It’s louder than the night
You didn’t need to say a word
The silence said what I had heard
And though you never looked behind
I stand here…
Just in case you change your mind
I leave the light on…
For no one but you
Like you forgot to take your air
I cleaned the glass you used to touch
But the fingerprints still say too much
I folded up your quiet days
But silence never goes away
And I still talk to you like you might stay
I leave the light on in the hall
In case you miss this place at all
I wear your name like second skin
Still soft where you have always been
I leave the door a little wide
Like you just stepped out, not said goodbye
If this is what alone feels like...
It’s louder than the night
I found your note inside a book
You never said to me, just look
I read the space between each word
The ones you meant, the ones that hurt
I breathe you in through quiet air
Pretend I’m fine, but you’re still there
And I don’t even try to clear the chair
I leave the light on in the hall
In case you miss this place at all
I wear your name like second skin
Still soft where you have always been
I leave the door a little wide
Like you just stepped out, not said goodbye
If this is what alone feels like...
It’s louder than the night
You didn’t need to say a word
The silence said what I had heard
And though you never looked behind
I stand here…
Just in case you change your mind
I leave the light on…
For no one but you