Keep the curtains closed Keep the curtains closed Hand on the sheet Still there Keep the curtains closed Still warm Grey light leaking through the blinds The kettle ticking as it cools Your jacket hanging on the door I swear it moved, I swear it moved I don’t check the hallway floor I don’t count the shoes in pairs I just keep my back to you And believe that you’re there Don’t look Don’t know Don’t look Don’t know Hold it Hold it Don’t go Still warm The pillow’s still holding your form If I don’t turn over Then you never were gone Still warm I’ll sleep through the light and the storm Five more minutes Let me stay Where it’s still warm Keep the curtains closed Keep the curtains closed Hand on the sheet Still warm Your toothbrush leaning in the cup Bristles dry for weeks on end Your name still lighting up my phone From texts I never let you send Friends keep asking how you are I tell them you’re just tired, you’re fine I set the table out for two And eat my half in silence Don’t look Don’t know Don’t look Don’t know Hold it Hold it Don’t go Still warm The pillow’s still holding your form If I don’t turn over Then you never were gone Still warm I’ll sleep through the light and the storm Five more minutes Let me stay Where it’s still warm Last night I dreamed you came home You climbed in cold from the rain I said “you’re freezing” You said “I know” “I’ve been cold since the spring” Keep the curtains closed I opened them Still warm The sun’s on your side of the bed It’s not you, it’s the morning But I’ll take it instead Still warm Still warm I know what it is I’ll lie here anyway Five more minutes Let it be warm Keep the curtains closed Keep the curtains closed Hand on the sheet Sunlight
