[Verse 1] You came in with the grin and the borrowed clean shirt Pockets full of dust acting like it never hurt I kept the extra chair like you might still come by Now the plate stays cold and I don't ask why [Verse 2] You sold your mornings cheap for a numb little room I saw the light go thin I saw the whole thing bloom You swore you'd stop for me swore on your shaking hands But the lie wore shoes and it knew where I stand [Pre-Chorus] And I held the line and I held my breath Trying to save your name from the teeth of death But you kept slipping out through every open door Now I count the loss like coins on the floor [Chorus] You took a piece of me (a piece of me) You took a piece of me (a piece of me) I still feel the cut where your shadow used to be You took a piece of me (a piece of me) You took a piece of me (a piece of me) And I loved you hard but you didn't come back clean [Verse 3] Your phone went dark for weeks then your voice came thin Same old guilty laugh same old broken grin I said come home tonight I said come here, stay You said don't look at me like I chose this way [Verse 4] I watched your mother pray with her hands on glass I watched the porch light shake and the cold nights pass Every missed call felt like a blade in the dark Every empty seat left a deeper mark [Pre-Chorus] And I held the line and I held my breath Trying to save your name from the teeth of death But you kept slipping out through every open door Now I count the loss like coins on the floor [Chorus] You took a piece of me (a piece of me) You took a piece of me (a piece of me) I still feel the cut where your shadow used to be You took a piece of me (a piece of me) You took a piece of me (a piece of me) And I loved you hard but you didn't come back clean [Verse 5] There was a night I swore I heard your key on the stairs I ran to the hall and there was no one there Just the sink drip slow and the dog by the door Just my own damn heart on a dirty floor [Verse 6] Now I keep your name like a stone in my mouth Heavy and sharp and hard to let out I don't call it blame but I know what it means When the same old need turns a home into dreams [Bridge] If you ever wake in that borrowed skin If you ever want to try again I'll be here, but changed I'll be here, torn I can't lose myself just to keep you warm [Final Chorus] You took a piece of me (a piece of me) You took a piece of me (a piece of me) I still feel the cut where your shadow used to be You took a piece of me (a piece of me) You took a piece of me (a piece of me) And I loved you hard but you didn't come back clean [Outro] So I let the night move on I let your name go thin Still a piece of me went where you couldn't live
