[Intro - bare vocal only] The morning still shows up Even when I slip away No alarm calls out for me No hairline in the glass [Verse 1 - almost silent] I left my jacket by the door Like I’d be back for it The room moved on without me Forgot my outline, quick The trains keep drawing gray-blue cuts Across the August haze Somebody laughs down on the block Like nothing lost its place [Pre-Chorus - low pulse slowly rising] And maybe that’s the kindness Maybe that’s the bruise To know the world keeps breathing With no permission to [Chorus - sad explosive drop] Without me The whole thing runs on Without me The porch bulb stays on What a strange little setup No one hears the latch break Without me Without me The whole thing runs on [Post-Chorus - restrained beat, heavy low end] Turn slow Turn flat Turn right past me Glow low Glow past Glow on without me [Verse 2 - soft groove, sorrowful vocal] My shadow missed the crosswalk My voice missed the call I thought absence might leave a mark But it left almost none at all The coffee goes cold, the billboards blink The elevators rise The city smooths its collar down And keeps me off its mind [Pre-Chorus - more emotional] So let the engine hum there Let the floorboards lie I stepped out of the weather And the weather passed me by [Chorus - wider, heavier, still sad] Without me The whole thing runs on Without me The porch bulb stays on What a strange little setup No one hears the latch break Without me Without me The whole thing runs on [Bridge - stripped back, vocal exposed] I wanted noise I wanted proof I wanted one small crack Where somebody called my name But morning came in plain clothes And the street stayed bright Like I was just a footnote That made it through the night [Final Chorus - tragic full band explosion] Without me The whole thing runs on Without me The porch bulb stays on What a hard little lesson How little room I take Without me Without me The whole thing runs on Without me The whole thing runs on Without me The porch bulb stays on Turn slow Turn flat Turn right past me [Outro - bare vocal returns] The morning still shows up Even when I slip away
