Empty Passenger Seat

[Verse 1] Endless wet freeways Under overpasses Bleeding like open wounds On the side of the night Passenger seat still warm Ghost of your weight in the fabric Talking to your outline In the fog on the glass (yeah) Every red light staring me down Every green just dares me to run Engine hum stuck in my ribs Like a heart that forgot how to jump [Chorus] Empty passenger seat Still saving your place I keep driving in circles Through the parts I can’t face Every red is a verdict Every green is a fake Empty passenger seat Is the only thing that stays [Verse 2] Hairpin thoughts, mountain turns Chest rattles, idle misfires Rolling over blacktop grief Til the tears run dry Crumpled letters in the glovebox Glow soft in the dashlight dust I read them by feel, not words Til the ink cuts back through the rust (oh) Dying streetlight in the mirror Flickers like it knows what I did If I floor it, will it follow Or leave me here with this [Chorus] Empty passenger seat Still saving your place I keep driving in circles Through the parts I can’t face Every red is a verdict Every green is a fake Empty passenger seat Is the only thing that stays [Bridge] If I burn these notes Will you finally go Or just rise in the cabin air Like smoke I breathe in slow If I kill the lights Will the road still glow Or am I just a shadow Chasing what I can’t let go [Chorus] Empty passenger seat Still saving your place I keep driving in circles Through the parts I can’t face Every red is a verdict Every green is a fake Empty passenger seat Is the only thing that stays (yeah) Is the only thing that stays