[Verse 1]
Coffee’s gone cold on the counter
Your note curled up by the sink
Four lines
Then nothing after
You signed it with a crooked heart and a wink
You said you were tired of the fighting
“Don’t blame yourself
It’s not your fault”
Now every word you left in writing
Hits like a hammer in a hollow wall
[Chorus]
I’m standing on the edge of the balcony
Wishing I could trade my life for what you need
Screaming at the sky till my lungs can’t breathe
Why couldn’t you give that pain to me?
Staring at the phone
But it never rings
All I hear is you in the in-betweens
I’m begging every ghost and every memory
Why couldn’t you give that pain to me?
[Verse 2]
Your sweater still hangs in my closet
Sleeves all stretched where your fingers pulled
I wear it when my chest feels empty
Pretend you’re here and this room is full
Your mother still calls on Sundays
We talk about anything but you
We tiptoe around the black shape
In every single living room
[Chorus]
I’m standing on the edge of the balcony
Wishing I could trade my life for what you need
Screaming at the sky till my lungs can’t breathe
Why couldn’t you give that pain to me?
Staring at the phone
But it never rings
All I hear is you in the in-betweens
I’m begging every ghost and every memory
Why couldn’t you give that pain to me?
[Bridge]
You wrote
“I’m sorry I’m leaving
Please don’t follow where I go”
But every night I’m walking
Right up to that window
I feel the pull
I feel the pressure
One more step and I’m gone too
Then I hear you laughing in the bedroom
Saying
“This world still needs you”
[Chorus]
So I’m stepping from the edge of the balcony
I can’t bring you back
But I’ll stay for me
Crying to the sky till my lungs find peace
I’ll carry what you couldn’t let me see
Talking to the phone though it never rings
Living with your love in the in-betweens
I’ll hold on through the dark
Through the heavy
I’ll live for you
Since you gave that pain to me