[Verse 1] I found your note beneath the sink Folded twice, in blue-black ink Said you were sorry, said you were gone But your tobacco still clung to the dawn I poured two glasses out of habit Watched the first one gather dust There are ways to bury a body There are worse ways to bury trust [Pre-Chorus] I kept the porch light burning Though the bulb was nearly dead Every moth came circling Like the things you left unsaid [Chorus] I wear your absence like a bruise Purple where the daylight moves You took the house, you took the bed You left your weather in my head I say your name, the windows shake I taste the promise and the ache If loving you was my last truth Then let it leave a mark or two [Verse 2] Your truck tracks dried along the lane Two clean scars through the summer rain The dog still lifts his head at four Then settles heavy by the door I burned the dress you liked to borrow Fed the buttons to the flame But smoke remembers every shape And fire never forgets a name [Pre-Chorus] I hear your boots in empty rooms I hear the floorboards answer back Some ghosts arrive without a sound Some leave their fingerprints in black [Chorus] I wear your absence like a bruise Purple where the daylight moves You took the house, you took the bed You left your weather in my head I say your name, the windows shake I taste the promise and the ache If loving you was my last truth Then let it leave a mark or two [Bridge] If I could meet the girl I was Before she let you through the gate I’d tell her mercy has a limit And hunger learns to imitate But she would touch my face and ask me Did he ever hold you true? I’d lie until the ceiling opened Yes, he did Yes, he did [Final Chorus] I wear your absence like a bruise Deep enough to change the hues You took the house, you took the bed Still every room repeats your thread I say your name, the windows shake I bless the wound and let it ache If loving you was my last truth I’ll make a grave and grow right through [Outro] The porch light finally gave out Morning found me standing still Your shadow left the doorway But it hasn’t left me yet
