Almost Leaving (Remastered)

You filled the room with nothing much Left a coat, but not a word I watched the clock like it might talk It never did, but I still heard You shut the drawer a little sharp I guess we’re both just scoring points Another night, another shrug Another reason not to voice We don’t fight, we fold Keep it quiet, keep it cold I used to feel you reaching Now you barely even hold We’re good at almost leaving We pack, but never go We draw the lines, erase them Pretend it doesn’t show And silence hangs between us Like it’s something we both chose If staying feels this lonely Maybe it means it’s time to go I cleaned the sink, you washed your face No one asked what that all meant You always said you needed space So I folded where you bent You laugh more at your podcasts now I laugh less than I used to I sit still to not be loud And you say I’m hard to read through We don’t break, we drift We say “fine” and let it sit I can’t remember loving this Only learning not to flinch We’re good at almost leaving We pack, but never go We draw the lines, erase them Pretend it doesn’t show And silence hangs between us Like it’s something we both chose If staying feels this lonely Maybe it means it’s time to go You sleep with your back to me I stopped asking why We both know what this is We’re just not the type To be the first to say goodbye We’re good at almost leaving We pack, but never go We draw the lines, erase them Pretend it doesn’t show And silence hangs between us Like it’s something we both chose If staying feels this lonely Maybe it means it’s time to go