The Shape You Left

[Verse 1]
Your sweater's on the chair
Coffee cup still there
Little ghost in every room
I say your name like a prayer
I leave the light on late
Talk aloud to empty space
Your laughter lives in the hallway
But it never shows its face
[Chorus]
I miss you in the mornings
When your side of the bed stays cold
Reach out in the darkness
Find nothing I can hold
You were here
Then you were gone
And I’m still learning how to breathe
But every time my heart beats on
It’s tracing out
The shape you left in me
[Verse 2]
I drive the long way home
Past the park we used to walk
Catch my smile in the window
Then it falls apart on the sidewalk
Your birthday on my phone
I can't bring myself to erase
So I send a message anyway
Like you’re just in another place
[Chorus]
I miss you in the evenings
When the TV talks to itself
I save your favorite blanket
Fold it careful on the shelf
You were here
Then you were gone
And I’m still learning how to breathe
But every time my heart beats on
It’s tracing out
The shape you left in me
[Bridge]
Everyone says time will soften
They don't see the things I see
You sitting on the edge of the mattress
Feet swinging
Humming softly to me (oh)
If loving you means aching
Then I’ll ache and let it be
I'd rather hurt with all these memories
Than heal and let you leave
[Chorus]
I miss you in the silence
When the world forgets your name
I speak it in the quiet
So a part of you remains
You were here
Then you were gone
And I’m still learning how to breathe
But every time my heart beats on
It’s tracing out
Yeah
Every time my heart beats on
It’s tracing out
The shape you left in me

Sparse, close-miked piano ballad with soft pedal, intimate room reverb, and young female vocals almost whispering on the verses. Chorus lifts with stronger right-hand chords and subtle stacked harmonies on key phrases. Occasional breathy ad-libs and a fragile dynamic arc that swells then pulls back to a bare, trembling vocal over simple chords for the final lines., raw, romantic, female vocals