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

Piano-driven alternative ballad