[Intro: low guitar figure, amp hiss; drums enter after two bars] [Verse 1: close, restrained lead; sparse band] The truck is booked for ten; the keys are due at noon. Your green mug's in a box marked KITCHEN in my room. I cut around the outlet with a two-inch brush. The place is almost empty. I still don't touch that wall. [Pre-Chorus: bass begins to climb; vocal gathers momentum] The calendar's still on March, though all the trees are green. I meant to take it down. I let another week go by. [Chorus: full band; main hook] I left one wall white where your calendar hung— four blue pins in the plaster, one month left undone. The lease says clean and empty; I worked all night. I left one wall white. I left one wall white. [Verse 2: pull back; short guitar answers after each couplet] Your last box waits downstairs, taped shut but standing by. I carry it halfway out, then check the weather twice. The super's coming at eleven. There's paint along my sleeve. I keep finding little jobs to put off when I leave. [Pre-Chorus: tom pulse; phrase starts late, catches the beat] The calendar's still on March, its corner curled and gray. I know the date by heart. I just don't turn the page. [Chorus: wider band; main hook] I left one wall white where your calendar hung— four blue pins in the plaster, one month left undone. The lease says clean and empty; I worked all night. I left one wall white. I left one wall white. [Bridge: drums drop; bass and one guitar] The paint skins over. The hallway clock won't quit. I could cover every mark before the super gets here. I dip the roller once. I set it by the door. There isn't much to carry. There's one wall left to do. [Final Chorus: full band opens, then strips on last repeat] I left one wall white where your calendar hung— four blue pins in the plaster, one month left undone. The lease says clean and empty; I worked all night. I left one wall white. I left one wall white. [Outro: dry solo voice, guitar ring] I took the calendar down. I left one wall white.
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