[Verse 1]
Your coffee cup’s still in the sink,
One shoe missing by the door,
Funny all the things that stay
When someone doesn’t anymore.
The hallway sounds different now,
Every step echoes twice,
I never noticed silence
Could have this much weight inside.
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[Pre-Chorus]
Everybody talks about leaving,
Nobody talks about after.
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[Chorus]
It’s the quiet after goodbye
That gets me most at night,
Not the words, not the tears,
Not watching your taillights disappear.
It’s the empty space you left behind,
The way the world keeps moving like it’s fine,
While I’m learning how to live
With the quiet after goodbye.
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[Verse 2]
I still reach across the bed
Half asleep around 3am,
Like muscle memory forgot
You don’t live here now.
There’s a picture turned face-down,
Dust collecting on the frame,
I keep thinking if I touch it
Something might change.
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[Pre-Chorus]
Strange how absence fills a room
More than people ever do.
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[Chorus]
It’s the quiet after goodbye
That gets me most at night,
Not the storm, not the slam,
Just the absence where you stand.
It’s hearing my own voice too clear,
Like your leaving still lingers here,
And I don’t know who I am
In the quiet after goodbye.
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[Bridge]
Maybe healing isn’t sudden,
Maybe it’s dishes getting done,
Windows open, fresh air moving in,
One small moment at a time.
Maybe someday this won’t ache,
Maybe someday I’ll stop waiting
For your key against the lock
At the end of every night.
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[Final Chorus]
It’s the quiet after goodbye,
Still catching me sometimes,
But tonight the house feels less like loss
And more like mine.
There’s still shadows, still old ghosts,
Still nights I miss you most,
But I finally hear my own heart
Through the quiet after goodbye.
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[Outro]
And it’s softer now somehow…
The quiet after goodbye.
