[Verse 1] You stand where the garden breaks apart Terracotta resting against your heart Dust on the leaves, gold on your sleeve A quiet afternoon I don't want to leave [Pre-Chorus] You don't have to say what the silence means I can read it in the spaces between [Chorus] Stay in the painted afternoon Let the warm air gather around you If you fade like a picture in rain I'll remember the shape of your name Stay, while the daylight moves through I found a little peace looking at you [Verse 2] Your dark hair falls like a curtain drawn The room turns softer, the edges gone Rose-colored fabric, a patient flame Nothing is lost when it changes shape [Pre-Chorus] You don't have to reach for a brighter day Let the shadows loosen in their own way [Chorus] Stay in the painted afternoon Let the warm air gather around you If you fade like a picture in rain I'll remember the shape of your name Stay, while the daylight moves through I found a little peace looking at you [Bridge] When the evening folds the garden closed When the last bright window loses gold Somewhere beneath the fading view The quiet keeps a place for you [Final Chorus] Stay in the painted afternoon Let the warm air gather around you Even when the colors have changed Your gentle outline remains Stay, while the daylight moves through I found a little peace looking at you [Outro] A little peace looking at you
