You said: [Verse] I arrived too early to witness the end But not so late that I’d escape the impression So I lingered, feigning interest, like a well-dressed friend Now that he's gone, you seem to want me around You're just killing the time, waiting for another good time Just filling the space, ‘til there’s a better face We hold each other so limp, your arms are so polite I’m only here because absence needs repair [prechorus] I can play along, but I’m painfully aware I’m the stand-in for the love that isn’t there [Chorus — ] Write me in pencil, The name you erase, A smudge left on the page, I’ll fade like I was never there [Verse 2] I’ve waited for the privilege to care But I feel like a guest in a room where I’m not meant to stare You know I want to love you, Every word I’m given feels borrowed, on loan Till the rightful owner decides to come home I’ll tend to the garden you’ve already sown For a harvest never meant to be mine I’ll keep tending the rows, toeing the line [prechorus] I can play along, but I’m painfully aware I’m the stand-in for the love that isn’t there [Chorus — ] Write me in pencil, The name you erase, A smudge left on the page, I’ll fade like I was never there {outro] The lines will fade, the colors will wear And you’ll forget I was ever there Just a name in pencil, Erased without care
