Set for Two [Verse 1] She sets the table just like every day Porcelain handle with that tiny chip Coffee ring like a halo on the rim Window light cuts across the same old place Steam still rising, nothing out of line The chair pulled out, the one he always took Sugar bowl, spoon, the paper by the plate Everything exactly where it should be [Pre-Chorus] Then the door, then the boots, then the sound Then the world folds in on itself somehow [Chorus] The mug on the table, still set for two Coffee gone cold but the ring's still true Chair pulled out, light cuts through The house holds its breath but nothing moves [Verse 2] They said the last thing he ever heard Was the percolator clicking like it always did Boots on the linoleum, then the shout Then the cup he never got to finish out Reverse the tape and you see the smile The hand on the mug like it was holding time The way the light hit the side of his face Before the door came off its hinges that day [Chorus] The mug on the table, still set for two Coffee gone cold but the ring's still true Chair pulled out, light cuts through The house holds its breath but nothing moves [Verse 3] Neighbors saw nothing, they swear they saw it all Curtains pulled tight when the sirens called Nobody files the report, nobody makes the call The system keeps turning like it always has The same blue lights, the same empty space The same kind of silence that fills the place When the state takes someone and leaves the rest To set the table like nothing happened yet [Bridge] She came back weeks later, keys in the door Didn't touch a thing, just stood on the floor Took one picture for a post that got scrolled past Eleven seconds of grief before the feed moved on [Verse 5] No resolution, the shutdown rolls on No assistance, no name in the song The mug is still there, the ring is still brown The chair is still pulled, the light still comes down The table is set for two that won't show And the house keeps breathing like it already knows [Chorus] The mug on the table, still set for two Coffee gone cold but the ring's still true Chair pulled out, light cuts through The house holds its breath but nothing moves [Outro] The mug on the table... Still set for two... Loop The mug on the table, still set for two. Coffee gone cold but the ring's still true. Chair pulled out, light cuts through. The house holds its breath but nothing moves.
