Packing the Practical Things

[Verse] Packing the practical things I fold the things that kept me safe The knives the maps the worn-out boots I never thought I'd feel this way About a room about a life about you The silence hits like winter air I'm leaving more than I can bear [Verse 2] Packing the silly things A ticket stub from a night we laughed A plastic ring from some roadside stall I never kept things from my past But now I'm holding them like they're all I have Every mission left a mark on me But you're the one I didn't see [Chorus] I never meant to love you Never meant to stay You were just the light I followed through the dark Day after day Now I'm packing up the pieces of a life I didn't choose And the hardest part of leaving is knowing I'm leaving you [Verse 3] Packing the beautiful things A photograph from long ago Celeste laughing Candles low You beside me Calm and warm The closest thing I've had to home I didn't know what family meant Until that night until you went And looked at me like I was real Like I was something you could feel [Verse 4] Packing the dangerous things Another photo newer still A restaurant Soft light Quiet thrill I'm dressed up You're in a suit And neither one of us meant to look the way we did Like truth slipped through Like we saw each other the way we never meant to [Chorus] I never meant to love you Never meant to stay You were just the light I followed through the dark Day after day Now I'm packing up the pieces of a life I didn't choose And the hardest part of leaving is knowing I'm leaving you