[Intro] [Solo cello, bare and slow] [Low string drone enters] [Verse 1] I left my boots by the door Salt crusted on the boards Your coat still hangs there Like it's waiting for you The kettle cooled off Before the snow gave in I read your last note At the kitchen sink [Pre-Chorus] [Glassy harmonics, strings tighten] The window goes white When the wind pushes in I hear my own breath Come back to me [Chorus] [Strings widen, aching and full] Stay with me here Stay with me here I'm still in this house I'm still with you Stay with me here Stay with me here Don't leave just yet Don't let me slip [Instrumental] [Strings thin to harmonics, celesta figure] [Verse 2] The tram rattled the bridge Over dark water Your name in my mouth Left a clean, sharp taste I drove past the pines Where the road opens out Headlights on snow Then gone [Pre-Chorus] [Contrabassoon drone beneath, strings rising] The rooflines held the cold I kept your warmth Like a coal in my coat All the way home [Chorus] [Full orchestra, timpani heartbeat] Stay with me here Stay with me here I'm still in this house I'm still with you Stay with me here Stay with me here Don't leave just yet Don't let me slip [Instrumental] [Timpani heartbeat, strings swell then collapse] [Bridge] [Strip to solo cello and breath] [Distant choir enters beneath] If you hear me On the other side of winter Follow the smoke Follow the porch light I'll be waiting Where the ice thins out Hands open Trying not to look back [Final Chorus] [Full orchestra, choir at its highest] Stay with me here Stay with me here I'm still in this house I'm still with you [Instrumental] [Strings hold, choir sustains] Stay with me here Stay with me here Don't leave just yet Don't let me slip [Outro] [Strings decay to a single sustained violin] [Abrupt silence]
