[Verse 1] There’s a place between the noise and the silence Where everything slows down for a while No promises live there No futures are built there Just a voice and an unexpected smile We learned each other’s stories in the margins Between the meetings and the leaving for the night Never crossed a border Never broke the order Still somehow you stayed there in my mind [Pre-Chorus] And nothing happened That’s the part nobody believes Nothing happened Yet something never leaves [Chorus] You were the calm and the ache The cure and the craving The place I wanted most And the place I couldn’t stay in I tell myself I’m fine Every time you’re out of view But when the room gets quiet I still miss you You were the calm and the ache The thing that helped me through And every time I find my peace Some part of me Returns to you [Verse 2] Some days I could go weeks without seeing you And slowly the colors returned The weight would get smaller The thoughts would grow quieter The lesson repeated itself I learned Then one conversation One ordinary evening A laugh across a crowded room And suddenly the distance I spent months building Would disappear in an afternoon [Pre-Chorus] And nothing changed That’s the part nobody can see Nothing changed Except everything in me [Chorus] You were the calm and the ache The shelter and the storm The safest place I’d found And the reason I’d feel torn I tell myself I’m fine Every time you’re out of view But when the room gets quiet I still miss you You were the calm and the ache The thing that helped me through And every time I find my peace Some part of me Returns to you [Bridge] There are names for every kind of distance Maps for every road we’re meant to take Rules for who we’re supposed to become And who we’re not supposed to wait for Maybe that’s why I never asked for more Maybe that’s why I couldn’t let it go You felt like home In a place that wasn’t built for home You felt like peace In a place that couldn’t keep it [Breakdown] Maybe peace isn’t forgetting Maybe peace is finally seeing That some people become a place You visit in your heart Long after you’ve already left Long after they’ve gone Maybe the hardest part Is knowing you’re grateful And heartbroken At the same time [Final Chorus] You were the calm and the ache The cure and the craving The place I wanted most And the place I couldn’t stay in I tell myself I’m fine Every time you’re out of view But when the room gets quiet I still miss you You were the calm and the ache The thing that helped me through And every time I find my peace Some part of me Returns to you Returns to you Returns to you
