The soup got cold on the stove again I guess I’m bad at letting go Your jacket’s still by the front door Like it's waiting on a “no” I heard your laugh in a passing car Couldn’t tell if it was real But it hit me like a Monday rain That never learned to heal The porchlight fades while I stand still You don’t even close the screen I light one just to watch it burn And blame the ash on what we've seen You say it’s fine, you just got lost But I know where you’ve been You trace the route, then draw a line That don’t circle back again I kept your name on all the mail Can’t admit you’re not here The neighbors think I’m half insane I just say the weather’s weird I never got good at sleeping With all that space in the bed It creaks when I roll over Like your ghost ain't fully fled The porchlight fades while I stand still You don’t even close the screen I light one just to watch it burn And blame the ash on what we've seen You say it’s fine, you just got lost But I know where you’ve been You trace the route, then draw a line That don’t circle back again Every word was a nail I couldn’t bend Every silence, a quiet end You don’t need a fight to disappear Just the echo of your keys And a year The porchlight fades while I stand still You don’t even close the screen I light one just to watch it burn And blame the ash on what we've seen You say it’s fine, you just got lost But I know where you’ve been You trace the route, then draw a line That don’t circle back again
