[Verse 1]
Morning comes through the crack
Like it never heard your name
The kettle sighs in the dark
And I stand still in the frame
Your cup by the sink
Has a ring in the glass
I touch that cold little mark
Then I let the moment pass
[Pre-Chorus]
And the curtains move
Like they know
What the hallway keeps
What the hallway won't show
[Chorus]
But the day goes on
The day goes on
I hold your shape
Then it fades in the dawn
The day goes on
The day goes on
I call you close
But the world moves along
[Verse 2]
Bread in the pan goes brown
On a stove left low
The radio tells the time
With a voice I used to know
I walk to the gate
Through the wet front yard
The grass bends under my shoes
Like it's carrying us hard
[Pre-Chorus]
And the sky turns pale
Over cars
Over hands that reach
For their errands, their scars
[Chorus]
But the day goes on
The day goes on
I hold your shape
Then it fades in the dawn
The day goes on
The day goes on
I call you close
But the world moves along
[Bridge]
I thought grief would stop the clocks
Leave the birds at rest
But the sparrows cut the air
Like they know what's best
So I stand in the light
With my open hands
Learning how to love you
In a moving land
[Final Chorus]
And the day goes on
The day goes on
I hold your shape
Then it fades in the dawn
The day goes on
The day goes on
I call you close
But the world moves along
The day goes on
The day goes on
I keep you here
As it carries me on