[Verse 1 — soft, intimate melodic singing] I've been unpacking boxes, finding pieces of our past, Things I thought you'd keep forever, things I thought we'd lost at last. Some of it was mine, some of it was yours, Some of it belonged to both of us, from the life we had before. Some of it I'd forgotten, things I swear I'd never seen, A sandwich maker, frying pan, that little coffee machine. The one you used so often, almost every single day, Now it's sitting in my kitchen, and I don't know what to say. You even tried to give me your guitar, but I couldn't take that too, I knew how much it meant to you, the things you'd both been through. Some things aren't just objects, no matter what they cost, And I couldn't take that part of you, whatever we had lost. You could've thrown them in a box, you could've left them in a pile, But you took the time to pack them, and that made me stop a while. 'Cause I thought I'd start with nothing, just some memories and clothes, But you gave me so much more than I imagined coming home. [Chorus — emotional melodic lift, sustained notes] And I don't know what to call it, I don't know what it means. But there's kindness in the smallest things That nobody else sees. And I won't make it a promise, Won't pretend it's something more. But you helped me fill these empty rooms With pieces from before. [Verse 2 — warm, nostalgic melodic singing] I remember at the market, all those little jars in rows, We picked a few to try ourselves, not knowing how it'd go. You were always into summer, said that nothing could compare, But when we tried the forest one, we both just stopped and stared. I remember how we laughed when forest honey took the crown, You'd always loved the summer kind, but this one turned it round. And even you admitted that the forest one was best, It's funny how a moment that small never really left my head. The seller met us down in Asker, brought more jars of what we'd found, You bought two for us, and more to pass your family around. They loved their honey just as much, you couldn't wait to share, And it's funny how those little days still find me everywhere. [Chorus — fuller emotional singing, natural vocal rasp] And I don't know what to call it, I don't know what it means. But there's kindness in the smallest things That nobody else sees. And I won't make it a promise, Won't pretend it's something more. But you helped me fill these empty rooms With pieces from before. [Final Verse — tender melodic singing, gradually building emotion] Then I opened up another box and something caught my eye, A familiar little label that I almost passed right by. And I stood there for a while. 'Cause I knew that jar. I remembered where we'd been. I remembered how you laughed When you said the forest honey wins. And I know how much you love it, How you'd eat it all the time. So to find that jar still nearly full Among these things of mine… I don't know if you remembered. I don't know if you forgot. Maybe it was just another jar, But to me it meant a lot. And I don't need an answer. I don't need to find a sign. I just know you gave me more Than what I thought was even mine. You made an empty apartment Feel a little less alone. And with everything you packed for me, You helped me make a home. [Outro — gentle, vulnerable melodic singing, instruments gradually fading] There's so much I could thank you for, And so much I can't explain. And some things that seem so ordinary Still carry yesterday. So I won't ask what you meant by it, Or what you hoped I'd see. I'll just say the one small thing That means a lot to me. [Final Line — softly sung, tender sustained melodic resolution] Thanks for the honey. [End]
