[Verse 1]
Your chair still faces the window
Like you might come back soon
I still reach for your teacup
By the faded afternoon
Des, you held my whole world steady
With one touch, one look, one smile
Now the house feels way too empty
And I can't stand here a while
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep hearing your laugh
In the hallway air
I keep turning around
But you're not there
And I don't know how
To carry this weight
When the one who knew me best
Is gone away
[Chorus]
Des, stay in my chest
Stay in my chest
I am lost without you
Des, stay in my chest
Stay in my chest
I'll love you right through
[Verse 2]
You were more than just my grandma
You were home in human form
You knew how to calm the thunder
How to hold me through the storm
Now my hands don't know where to go
When the tears won't let me speak
I was strong when you were near me
Now I'm shattered at the seams
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep hearing your laugh
In the hallway air
I keep turning around
But you're not there
And I don't know how
To carry this weight
When the one who knew me best
Is gone away
[Chorus]
Des, stay in my chest
Stay in my chest
I am lost without you
Des, stay in my chest
Stay in my chest
I'll love you right through
[Bridge]
[Soft break]
If I close my eyes
I can feel your hand
On the back of my head
Like you understand
Then the floor falls out
And the hurt comes roaring in
So I scream your name
Till the dark gives in
[Breakdown]
Stay!
Stay in my chest
Stay!
I am not done yet
Stay!
In my blood, in my breath
Des, Des, Des
[Final Chorus]
Des, stay in my chest
Stay in my chest
I am lost without you
Des, stay in my chest
Stay in my chest
I'll love you right through
Des, stay in my chest
Stay in my chest
Till my last day too