The Window You Forgot to Close

[Intro – Spoken Female, Quiet and Lingering] You left the light on. And the window cracked. Not enough to let me back in— But just enough to make me wonder If you meant to leave it open. And I stood outside in the quiet, Listening to your world move without me. Maybe you didn’t forget— Maybe you wanted me to wonder. --- [Verse 1 – Male Vocals, Gentle and Honest] I took the train past your side of town Still half expect to see you around I play it cool, I never call But I still remember the curve of your wall Your scent was in the books I kept Your voice in songs I never meant And even now, I brush the air Like maybe somehow, you're still there I reread texts I never sent Smile at places where we went There’s comfort in pretending slow That time won’t tell me what I know --- [Pre-Chorus – Female Vocals, Tender] I do not miss the fights, the heavy storms But I miss your laugh before the forms The way you’d fold your words in sleep Like promises you tried to keep I do not need a second chance Just one last look, one last glance Not to hold, just understand Where we stood before it ran --- [Chorus – Both, Light and Broken] You forgot to close the window Now I hear you in the wind You forgot to take the silence So it moved itself in I’m not haunting — just existing In the corners of your breath You did not say goodbye But you never really left You forgot to pull the curtain Now I see you when I sleep You forgot to close the chapter So I write in spaces deep I’m not asking for return Just a name to what we lost You never slammed the door You just left it slightly off --- [Verse 2 – Female Vocals, Floating] I fold my sweaters like you did mine Keep tea that’s long past its time I talk too softly when I’m alone Like you’ll reply, like you are still home You gave me space but left your ghost Tied to spoons and tangled toast It wasn’t cruel, it wasn’t cold It was just… the leaving never told I walk like you’ll be waiting still At cafés tucked behind the hill And laugh too loud to mask the sound Of quiet where we once were found --- [Pre-Chorus – Male Vocals, Reminiscent] I don't need to break or cry Just wonder why you never tried To lock the past or shut the door You drifted off but stayed once more I don't rewind to beg or mourn Just to feel where love was born In rooms that echo names too clear Of someone I once held near --- [Chorus 2 – Both, Stronger Harmony] You forgot to close the window So I drift through what remains You forgot to burn the letters So they whisper through my veins I do not cling — I just remember With the gentleness of ghosts You did not say goodbye But you linger where it hurts the most You forgot to kill the habit So it keeps me company You forgot to leave in silence Now you're stitched in melody I do not need you to return Just wanted to be known You did not say goodbye So I still treat this like home You didn't mean to leave me open But you left just right enough And now every breeze I feel Whispers you were almost love --- [Bridge – Spoken Male and Female, Barely Audible] (F) I checked the lock twice, but it never clicked (M) I walked away slow, but I always stick (F) I meant to leave (M) I meant to stay (Both) We just forgot how to close the day (F) I whispered "go" but never moved (M) I stayed behind like I'd been proved (F) I didn't want to hurt again (M) But I would’ve loved you 'til the end --- [Final Chorus – Both, Fading and Resigned] You forgot to close the window So I stayed a little long You forgot to say it’s over So I kept you in a song Not to hurt, not to beg Just to feel where you had been You didn’t say goodbye You just let me drift back in You forgot to fold the memory So it unfolded in my chest You forgot to call it ending So I called it second best Not to ask or hold the past Just to finish what we wrote You didn’t say goodbye So I became your final note --- [Outro – Female Whisper] It is all right. You left the window open. And I left quietly. That’s all we were ever good at. And if you ever close it… I won’t knock. I’ll just listen And finally let the wind go quiet. --- [Second Outro – Voicemail Recording, Distant Static] Hey. I do not know why I’m calling. I thought maybe you would hear me. Anyway, I hope the window’s closed now. Hope you’re warm. Goodnight.