[Verse 1]
I counted days on a calendar
Then folded it beneath the sink
A little secret in my body
Gone before I had time to think
[Verse 2]
No one knew to ask your name
No room was cleared, no blanket sewn
I carried you past ordinary hours
Then carried home an empty unknown
[Chorus]
You were here, though no one saw
A quiet door I never opened
I had a future in my hands
Now I hold the shape of something
I had a future in my hands
Now I hold the shape of something
[Verse 3]
The morning kept its promises
The kettle clicked, the buses ran
I answered messages with small replies
While goodbye went cold inside my hands
[Bridge]
I won’t make you larger than you were
Or turn you into someone you could be
You were one small possibility
And still, you mattered deeply to me
[Chorus]
You were here, though no one saw
A quiet door I never opened
I had a future in my hands
Now I hold the shape of something
If grief needs witnesses to live
Then let this song remember
You were here for a little while
And I was yours, though no one knew
[Outro]
No photograph, no little shoes
No story anyone can tell
Just one soft absence in my chest
And love that learned to live there still