[Verse 1]
Your blue mug still waits beside the sink
A ring of tea where you used to drink
I fold the towel you left behind
Then stand there losing track of time
[Pre-Chorus]
The keys are gone from the little bowl
But every room still knows your soul
[Chorus]
I keep the door unlocked for you
Though I know what the morning will prove
Your name is dust on the windowsill
I wipe it away, but I never will
I loved you past the point of repair
Now I’m learning to breathe in an empty chair
[Verse 2]
The landlord fixed the kitchen light
It burns too hard against the night
I found your note inside a book
One crooked line I can’t outgrow
[Pre-Chorus]
I tell my friends I’m doing fine
Then hear your footsteps in my mind
[Chorus]
I keep the door unlocked for you
Though I know what the morning will prove
Your name is dust on the windowsill
I wipe it away, but I never will
I loved you past the point of repair
Now I’m learning to breathe in an empty chair
[Bridge]
If leaving was mercy, why does it hurt?
Why does your silence still do all the work?
I gave you the best of the man I could be
Now there’s a stranger sleeping in me
[Final Chorus]
I’ll close the door someday, I know
When the last small trace lets go
Your name will fade from the windowsill
And I’ll miss you, but I won’t stand still
I loved you past the point of repair
Now I’m learning to live with the empty chair
[Outro]
The blue mug waits beside the sink
I let the water run and think