I said I’m done with it But I wasn’t done with it And I’m not done with you And you said enough of it And I fought off all of you And now you’re done here too So loneliness has to be The only thing left of me That’s all I’ve got for you now [Chorus] I always tried to be The light you need to see I always burned too dimly Then I burned out totally [Verse 2] You packed your summer dress Folded up the tenderness Left it on the bedroom floor I watched the taxi lights Bleeding into morning white Didn’t chase you to the door So silence had to take your place I learned each corner of its face That’s all I talk to now [Chorus] I always tried to be The light you need to see I always burned too dimly Then I burned out totally [Chorus] I always tried to be The light you need to see I always burned too dimly Then I burned out totally [Verse 3] I tried to fill the frames With strangers who don’t know your name But they don’t fit like you I pour another glass Watch the seconds ticking past Nothing drowns this truth So emptiness has moved right in Sleeps where you once touched my skin That’s all I wake up to now [Chorus] I always tried to be The light you need to see I always burned too dimly Then I burned out totally [Bridge] All that’s left is echoes in this room Shadows dancing in your perfume I keep reaching out but I fall through Every memory leads me back to you If this is how it has to be I’ll wear your ghost inside of me
