[Verse 1] You left your coat on the chair by the door And the rain made a map on the tile I kept your key in the bowl by the sink Like a weight I could carry awhile Your name on the glass from the steam Faded slow when the kettle ran dry I learned how to fold up the light And still find your shape in the sky [Chorus] Sing for the bones of us Sing for the loss and the flame I hear your ghost in my chest Calling my name, calling my name Oh, we were gold in the dark Now I am dust on the string Sing for the bones of us And let the whole house ring [Verse 2] The mailbox still leans like it knows Who comes home and who doesn’t stay I watered the plant by the window Even after you went away There’s a crack in the frame of your photo Where the corner was burned by the sun I kiss the edge of the damage Like that can undo what’s done [Chorus] Sing for the bones of us Sing for the loss and the flame I hear your ghost in my chest Calling my name, calling my name Oh, we were gold in the dark Now I am dust on the string Sing for the bones of us And let the whole house ring [Operatic Section] Ah—hold me in the hollow Ah—fold me into sound Sister voices, rise around me Lift the ruin off the ground One above and one below me Thread the ache in silver lines If I fall, then carry my shadow Through the dark in measured time [Chorus] Sing for the bones of us Sing for the loss and the flame I hear your ghost in my chest Calling my name, calling my name Oh, we were gold in the dark Now I am dust on the string Sing for the bones of us And let the whole house ring [Outro] Calling my name Calling my name Sing for the bones of us
