[Verse 1] Coffee on the counter Two chipped mugs in a crooked line You steal my favorite sweater Say it always smelled like “mine” Bare feet on the hardwood You spin around that stubborn chair Sun leaking through the curtains Dust dancing in your hair [Chorus] Stay right here Don’t move You’re my always You’re my proof Every laugh Every late night fight You’re the porch light in my life Hold my hand and don’t let go We’ve got miles We’ve got miles to go I was so sure I was so sure Love like ours could never close [Verse 2] We write our names in grocery lists Silly hearts in the margin space You hum along to stupid ads Turn the kitchen to a stage (oh) You fall asleep on every drive Mumble stories in your dreams I drive slow just to make That quiet last for me [Chorus] Stay right here Don’t move You’re my always You’re my proof Every laugh Every late night fight You’re the porch light in my life Hold my hand and don’t let go We’ve got miles We’ve got miles to go I was so sure I was so sure Love like ours could never close [Bridge] Then your side of the closet Turned into a naked wall Your key on the table Sounded like a dropped call Your name in my phone now Feels like it belongs to a ghost All the plans on the calendar Crossed out in a single stroke [Verse 3] Same coffee on the counter Just one mug and it’s running cold I wear that stolen sweater Though it hangs too loose to hold Your dent in the mattress Slowly lifting day by day I buy flowers for nobody Let them dry and fade away [Chorus] Stay right here—too late You were thunder Now you’re space Every laugh lives in replay nights Every fight turned to goodbye I hold my phone I don’t let go Type your name Then backspace slow I was so sure I was so sure Now I’m standing at a closing door [Outro] You were my porch light On through every storm Now it’s just a dark street And a key with no door (oh) You were my porch light Swinging in the rain Now it’s just my shadow Learning how to say your name

Intimate indie-pop ballad, male vocals close-mic’d over warm fingerpicked guitar and soft pads. Starts tender and hushed, then a steady, roomy kick and low bass drift in as the emotion intensifies. Mid-song pivot darkens with reverb-washed guitars and distant piano hits, vocal doubles adding ache on key phrases. Final chorus pulls instruments back to a fragile, exposed ending.

Porch Light Fading