The Shape You Leave

[Intro] [Clean, suspended guitar. Low bass pulse. Drums enter slowly.] [Verse 1] I still sleep against the edge Like you're taking up your side Leave the hallway light burning Like you're coming home tonight There's a hollow in the mattress There's a shadow by the door I keep moving around something That isn't there anymore [Pre-Chorus] I know I know There's nobody there But I swear [Chorus] You're gone But nothing took your place I still move around The shape you leave Hands reach For what they can't replace Every empty room Still bends around your weight You're gone You're gone But you never really leave [Verse 2] Sometimes I turn to tell you Something only you would know Catch your name behind my teeth And have to let it go Your side of the couch stays empty Your glass is underneath the sink Funny how a missing person Can be everywhere you think [Pre-Chorus] I know I know There's nobody there But I swear [Chorus] You're gone But nothing took your place I still move around The shape you leave Hands reach For what they can't replace Every empty room Still bends around your weight You're gone You're gone But you never really leave [Bridge] [Instruments drop to bass, distant guitar and heartbeat kick.] Maybe love is just a bruise The body learns to keep Maybe losing you just taught me How to hold what I can't reach [Heavy guitars surge in.] So why does the bed still know you? Why does the floor still creak? Why do I wake up making room For someone I can't see? [Final Chorus] You're gone But nothing took your place I still move around The shape you leave Hands reach For what they can't replace Every empty room Still bends around your weight You're gone You're gone And God, I still believe For half a second When I wake You're lying next to me [Outro] [Everything cuts except clean guitar.] I still sleep against the edge.