[Verse 1] Your blue coat still hangs by the doorway One sleeve turned inside out I leave it there through every cold day As if you might come back now The kettle clicks, the room goes quiet Snow gathers on the sill I tell myself I’m done denying Then miss you harder still [Pre-Chorus] I carried your name through December Like a match I couldn’t save Every promise I remember Turns to ice inside my hands [Chorus] My heart broke where you left it Beside the garden gate I held on past the ending And called it love too late Now winter fills the spaces Where your breathing used to be I’m learning how to lose you Without losing all of me [Verse 2] Your coffee cup is on the counter A pale ring on the wood I thought the ache would fade by morning It never said it would The train rolls past at half past seven Its windows carry gold I watch the strangers heading somewhere While I remain at home [Pre-Chorus] I carried your name through December Till the syllables went numb There are things we can’t remember Once the tenderness is gone [Chorus] My heart broke where you left it Beside the garden gate I held on past the ending And called it love too late Now winter fills the spaces Where your breathing used to be I’m learning how to lose you Without losing all of me [Bridge] If spring arrives without your footsteps I’ll let the windows open wide I’ll put your coat into a cardboard box And leave the past inside Not because I stopped loving Not because the hurt is small But a heart can mend in silence When it stops waiting for a call [Final Chorus] My heart broke where you left it But I won’t leave it there I’ll carry every fracture Like proof that I could care And when winter fills the spaces I once thought you would be I’ll learn how to lose you And still keep all of me [Outro] The kettle clicks, the room goes quiet Snow melts along the sill I say your name once, then release it And let the house be still
