Push Me Back

[Verse 1] The drawer is clean, the shelf is bare One square of dust where your frame stood I thought I'd miss the grandest parts But miss the small ones just as good I take the stairs instead of waiting Count each landing, let it pass The building smells of soap and oranges Someone's dinner through the glass [Pre-Chorus] So push me back Don’t leave me slack I want the truth Not a velvet trap [Chorus] Push me back The way I found the fact Push me back Make it hit me fast Push me back Till the mask comes off Push me back Till I know what was [Verse 2] Your message sits beneath the date A plain old question, how's the plant? I type a line, erase it twice Then answer what I honestly can It leans toward sun along the sill New leaves are smaller than before I water it and close the screen And don't wait by the open door [Pre-Chorus] So push me back Don’t leave me slack I want the truth Not a velvet trap [Chorus] Push me back The way I found the fact Push me back Make it hit me fast Push me back Till the mask comes off Push me back Till I know what was [Bridge] No neat account can make it fair No measured phrase can change the end I keep the good without a claim And let the rest become what it is [Instrumental] [Verse 3] The first warm day came early here I opened every window wide The kitchen moved with passing air And nothing asked me to decide I put the spare key in a jar Beside the coins and folded thread Some endings don't need one more word Some answers live in what we said [Final Chorus] Push me back The way I found the fact Push me back Make it hit me fast Push me back Till the mask comes off Push me back Till I know what was [Outro] Let it stand, let it be I can name what happened now Let it stand, let it be I can put the weight down