Faded Edge of Dawn

[Verse 1] Your coat still hangs there by the door With salt from the sea in the worn-out seam You lay your hands upon the table Like maps to roads you’ve left unseen [Chorus] “I’ll be gone in five days,” you say As you pour the coffee slow Without a fear, like someone who knows Every crack in the cup they hold “I’ll be gone in five days,” you say But today the bread is warm And your hand finds mine beneath the cloth At the faded edge of dawn [Verse 2] You taught me how to tie my shoes And hear the rain before it falls Now you walk slowly through the garden Where the peonies have bowed their heads [Chorus] “I’ll be gone in five days,” you say As you pour the coffee slow Without a fear, like someone who knows Every crack in the cup they hold “I’ll be gone in five days,” you say But today the bread is warm And your hand finds mine beneath the cloth At the faded edge of dawn [Bridge] So tell me of that dance in Rijeka Of your sister laughing through the night You hum a little, and the steel guitar answers Like a train going home without a sound [Final Chorus] “I’ll be gone in five days,” you say As the evening slips away I will remember your hands And the way you understand “I’ll be gone in five days,” you say But today the bread is warm And your hand stays here inside my hand While the old clock strikes its song [Outro] Your coat still hangs there by the door And the garden faintly smells of rain