[Intro] I left the hallway light on You said it hurt your eyes [Verse 1] There’s coffee in the sink A coat behind the door You haven’t worn it lately I haven’t asked what for You read across from me Your thumb between the pages I watch the clock move forward Like that could change us [Pre-Chorus] I know you’re tired I know I am too We’ve gotten very careful With what we put each other through [Chorus] I don’t want to lose you I don’t know how to stay Every kind thing sounds rehearsed now Every silence takes its place If there’s something left between us Don’t make it beautiful Just tell me what it is [Verse 2] You sleep against the wall now I wake before the heat The pipes complain at six The neighbors cross the street I found your note from Tuesday “Bread, batteries, call Mum” Nothing about leaving Nothing about us [Pre-Chorus] I could ask you plainly You could tell me no But there are certain answers I’m not ready yet to know [Chorus] I don’t want to lose you I don’t know how to stay Every kind thing sounds rehearsed now Every silence takes its place If there’s something left between us Don’t make it beautiful Just tell me what it is [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Maybe we were good once Maybe good was not enough Maybe I kept calling this patience When I was only giving up I’m angry at the whole world For teaching us to cope To carry what exhausts us And call the carrying hope [Final Chorus] I don’t want to lose you I don’t know how to stay Every kind thing sounds rehearsed now Every silence takes its place If there’s something left between us Don’t make it beautiful Just tell me what it is Just tell me what it is [Outro] The hallway light is still on I leave it there for you
