Your Side of the Bed

[Verse 1]
Coffee cup still on your coaster
Lipstick stain
Same shade of red
Every shirt still smells like closure
But you took the ending and left me the bed
You said you needed something different
Guess “different” meant somebody else instead
Now I’m tracing all your imprints
On your side of the bed
[Chorus]
’Cause your side of the bed still talks to me
All the ghosts of the things you promised I’d see
Got your pillow on lock like you’ll walk right in (you won’t)
Blanket folded back like it waits for your skin
Yeah
Your side of the bed still holding you
I’m lying in the middle like a fool
There’s a dent in the mattress where you laid your head
But you gave your heart to him
Left me your side of the bed
[Verse 2]
TV on that show you hated
I play it just to hear you complain
I keep checking every message
Like your name gon’ light up my pain
You’re in his car
On his shoulder
I’m stuck replaying everything we said
He got your hand
Your plans
Your future
I just got this half-empty bed
[Chorus]
’Cause your side of the bed still talks to me
All the ghosts of the things you promised I’d see
Got your pillow on lock like you’ll walk right in (come home)
Blanket folded back like it waits for your skin
Yeah
Your side of the bed still holding you
I’m lying in the middle like a fool
There’s a dent in the mattress where you laid your head
But you gave your heart to him
Left me your side of the bed
[Bridge]
I could move the frame
Flip the mattress
Change the sheets
Try to erase this
But every corner of this room spells your name (oh)
I could let somebody new lean closer
But I’d be reaching for your shoulder
And that ain’t fair to them or to your ghost I chase
[Chorus]
’Cause your side of the bed still talks to me
All the ghosts of the things you promised I’d see
Got your pillow on lock like you’ll walk right in
Blanket folded back like it waits for your skin (yeah)
Yeah
Your side of the bed still holding you
I’m lying in the middle like a fool
There’s a dent in the mattress where you laid your head
You’re sleeping on his chest
And I’m here instead
With your side of the bed

Moody midtempo R&B with male vocals, warm Rhodes keys and soft guitar plucks over a deep, pocketed groove. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, with subtle backing stacks on key phrases; chorus widens with lush harmonies and a slightly brighter pad. Sparse, melodic bass and crisp snaps keep it modern, while a short bridge drops to half-time and near-whispered vocals before the final, fullest hook., r&b