[Verse 1]
Soft shirt
On the back of my chair still
Two cups
On the counter by the windowsill
Your note
Half a sentence and a coffee stain
"Be kind
To the parts of you that say my name"
I talk
To your ghost in the hallway
Low voice
So the neighbors never all wait
You left
But the little things keep holding on
One fork
In the drawer where the pairs are gone
[Chorus]
You left a warm room in my chest
Still breathing, still breathing
Every time I try to clean the mess
It keeps needing, keeps needing
I sleep on one side of the bed
But your side stays addressed
Even when the house is quiet dead
You’re a warm room in my chest
[Verse 2]
Same walk
Past the bodega with the blue sign
You laughed
At the guy who always messed up your chai
Now I
Order both and let the steam rise
Let it fog
Up the glass like the stress in my mind
Friends call
Say I’m better than I sound, yeah
I shrug
Change the subject, let the phone glare
I’m fine
If fine means I can cook and eat
But why
Does your playlist still control my feet
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
I keep your sweater by the door
Like you might swing by at four
Like you might text "I’m downstairs"
Like you still breathe this old air
[whispered vocals]
Maybe healing isn’t clean
It’s socks and dishes in between
It’s talking kindly to the ache
Till it’s a friend you let awake
[Chorus]