You’re not here with me

Verse 1

I scream your name

Across the empty hall

Your jacket’s still draped

On the stairwell wall

They said there’s a plan,

They say it’s divine

But I held your hand

When you ran out of time

Pre-Chorus

I folded my hands

Like how I was taught

But they won’t stay still,

I’m breaking apart

If this is mercy

If this is grace

Why did you go away

Chorus

I don’t have a reason

To be angry at God

But I will never agree

That you’re a frame on the mantle

And not here with me

I don’t curse heaven

And I’m not cursing fate

But I hate this silence

You left in this place

Post-Chorus

Oh — if love is the answer

They’re preaching to me

Tell me why

Tell me why

You’re not here with me

Verse 2

Your coffee mug

Is still by the sink

Your laugh still echoes

Through everything

They say you’re safe

That you’re finally home

But I’m standing here

In this quiet alone

Pre-Chorus

If this is mercy

If this is grace

Why does it feel like

A bruise I can’t erase

If this is mercy

Oh if this is grace

Why did you leave me

Here in this place

Chorus

I don’t have a reason

To be angry at God

But I will never agree

That you’re a frame on the mantle

And not here with me

I don’t curse heaven

And I’m not cursing fate

But I hate this silence

You left in this place

(And you left me here to stay)

Bridge

Don’t tell me heaven needed another choir

You had eternity before

I only had a lifetime

I fold my hands

I say the prayers

But every word feels like a crime

Final Chorus

I don’t have a reason

I’m not angry at God

But I don’t agree

That you’re in a frame on the mantle

And I am still here

I don’t curse heaven

And I’m not cursing fate

But I hate this silence

That you left in this place

Oh — if love is the answer

They’re preaching to me

Tell me why

Tell me why

You’re not here with me

(Please tell me)

(Tell me why)

Outro

If love is the answer

They’re preaching to me

(Tell me why)

You’re not here with me