[Verse 1]
You fall asleep with the screen still on
Blue light ghosts on your empty face
I’m talking to you but you’re already gone
Lost somewhere I can’t trace
Kids’ shoes by the back door wait
You promised you’d be home by eight
I’m setting plates for a shadow seat
Chewing on fear like it’s something to eat
[Chorus]
I want my husband back
Not this hollow shell
You’re digging your own small piece of hell
Let go
Let go
Before it swallows you
Our kids need their dad
Not a stranger they once knew
Come back clean
Come back to me
[Verse 2]
Our little boy wears your old team hat
Keeps asking
“Where’s my daddy at?”
I tell him you’re fighting some secret war
But I’m scared you don’t know what you’re fighting for
I found your stash in the bathroom sink
Truth in a bottle
Truth you drink
You say
“I’m fine
” but your hands still shake
How many lies till something breaks?
[Chorus]
I want my husband back
Not this hollow shell
You’re digging your own small piece of hell
Let go
Let go
Before it swallows you
Our kids need their dad
Not a stranger they once knew
Come back clean
Come back to me
[Bridge]
I’ve seen your eyes clear
I’ve seen them bright
You held our babies in the hospital light (remember?)
You swore you’d stay
You swore you’d try
Now every promise feels like one more alibi
[Breakdown]
[Guitars drop to tense
Muted chugs
Vocal up close]
Choose us
Or choose the fire
You can’t keep feeding
The same old liar
Take my hand
Or turn away
But don’t you dare
Just fade to gray (hey!)
[Chorus]
I want my husband back
Not this hollow shell
You’re digging your own small piece of hell
Let go
Let go
Before it swallows you
Our kids need their dad
Not a stranger they once knew
Come back clean
Come back to me
Let go
Let go
Come back to me