[Verse 1] The clock still ticks in the wrong key The light leans where you used to be I pour two coffees but only drink one The second just sits there getting cold in the sun [Pre-Chorus] The house learned how to hold its breath It waits for footsteps that haven’t come yet [Chorus] When you’re gone the silence learns your name It wears your coat and plays your favorite game The rooms grow taller, the hallways stretch too wide I keep speaking softly so the echoes don’t lie [Verse 2] The mirror shows me half of what it used to The other half is waiting in the blue I fold your shirts the way you never did Like if I get it perfect you might walk back in [Bridge] I don’t say your name out loud anymore The air already knows what it’s for [Final Chorus] When you’re gone the world forgets the color It hums in minor chords and leaves me smaller I’m still here moving through the afterglow Pretending every shadow isn’t letting you go [Outro ] When you’re gone… The quiet keeps your place And I keep losing mine…
