Where the Silence Gets Better

[Verse 1] You leave one chair pulled out beside the table Like the day might circle back and make it stable Receipts in a jar, loose change in the seam Small evidence of a life between the seams I count what remains without calling it loss A blue cup, two keys, the note with no gloss You said, “Keep the quiet, it knows what to do” So I let the room hold the shape of you [Chorus] Stay close, don’t promise forever Just breathe where the silence gets better I know, we don’t need to explain Some things find their way back again [Verse 2] The neighbor’s old dog takes the stairs one at a time The kettle clicks off at the edge of a line I write down the weather, then cross out the date There’s mercy in ordinary things arriving late Your coat on the hook has a button gone loose I mend it in daylight, I give it some use No grand little ending, no polished goodbye Just two open windows and a washed-out sky [Chorus] Stay close, don’t promise forever Just breathe where the silence gets better I know, we don’t need to explain Some things find their way back again [Bridge] If you come by, knock twice I’ll leave the lamp on low No questions, no advice We’ll see what the morning knows [Chorus] Stay close, don’t promise forever Just breathe where the silence gets better I know, we don’t need to explain Some things find their way back again [Outro] One chair, two keys, the window ajar A little less distance than yesterday’s far