[Verse 1] Steam curls like secrets in the air You pour the silence, pull back your chair Same table, same cup, same 4 o’clock light But the warmth don’t reach your eyes tonight You used to laugh just to spill your tea Now it’s all careful hands and formality Is this the cost of growing wise? Or are we just too proud to cry? [Chorus] We’ve got tea for ghosts and chairs for two But I don’t recognize the face across from you We say nothing loud, pretend we’re fine But we’re drowning slow in jasmine time Oh, tea time used to feel like home Now it’s just ritual when we’re alone So I raise my cup to what we lost A toast to love, and all it cost [Verse 2] Your hand shakes — you say it’s just the brew But I know the tremor, I feel it too You reach for sugar like a lifeline We stir our fears in black leaf wine This house remembers how we danced Before the quiet stole its chance And now the clock just chimes regret Ticking down to things we never said [Chorus] We’ve got tea for ghosts and chairs for two But I don’t recognize the face across from you We say nothing loud, pretend we’re fine But we’re drowning slow in jasmine time Oh, tea time used to feel like home Now it’s just ritual when we’re alone So I raise my cup to what we lost A toast to love, and all it cost [Bridge] If this is peace, why does it ache? We sip civility, but we still break You say “cheers,” I say “goodbye” But neither one of us will cry [Final Chorus] We’ve got tea for ghosts and chairs for two Where did we go, what did we undo? We say nothing loud, but our hearts mime All the words we buried under time Oh, tea time used to mean “come close” Now it’s a séance for two fading souls I raise my cup — it’s bittersweet Here’s to the fire we couldn’t keep [Outro] Steam curls, but you’re already gone And the kettle still sings our final song
