I left the hallway light on Though nobody comes around There’s a coat behind the doorway And your silence in the sound I’ve been talking to the ceiling Like it knows where you have been Some things disappear so slowly You don’t notice when they end Don’t break your back if you ever hear this Don’t carry every word I couldn’t say I was only trying to get near you In the only way I knew that day And if my voice comes through the distance Like a station fading in and out You don’t have to turn around and find me You don’t owe me anything now There were mornings full of questions There were nights we let them sleep We were holding onto something Neither one of us could keep Maybe love is not a promise Maybe love is just a door That stays open for a moment Then is not a door anymore Don’t break your back if you ever hear this Don’t make a home inside regret There are things I still remember There are things I can’t forget But I hope the world is gentle Wherever you have gone I hope somebody sees you When you’re trying to be strong And maybe years from now On some ordinary night You’ll hear a song from somewhere And something will feel right You won’t need to know who wrote it You won’t need to wonder why Just let it pass right through you Like a bird across the sky Don’t break your back if you ever hear this There’s nothing left for you to prove I never wanted you to save me I only wanted you to know That somewhere underneath the silence Under everything we lost I still wish you quiet mornings I still hope you found your way And if you ever hear this— Just listen. Then let it fade.
