What You Took

[Verse 1] You took the best years, left the rest for me (slow, cold, spoken) Took the laughter, left the silence and the empty key Took the warmth from the bed, took the light from the room (bitter sigh) Now I sit here in the dark just nursing this old wound [Chorus] What you took… what you took from me (quiet venom) What you took… still burns quietly I don’t scream, I don’t cry, I just sit here and seethe What you took… is all that’s left of me [Verse 2] Every corner of this house still smells like you Every picture on the wall feels like a wound that’s new I could hate you out loud but what good would it do So I just swallow it down like the cheap whiskey I chew [Bridge - almost spoken, very sparse piano notes, long pauses] I hope you’re happy… (long pause, heavy sigh) Wherever you landed… I hope it’s cold too… [Final Chorus - slower, fading into silence] What you took… you can keep it all What you took… I don’t want it back at all I’ll just sit here in the dark and let the anger breathe What you took… is all that’s left of me