Lyrics
[Intro] Your coat is still hooked by the kitchen door One sleeve turned inside out like before [Verse 1] You left the kettle full of rain A grocery list with half my name I read the note you never meant to leave Then fold it small enough to breathe [Pre-Chorus] I keep your place at the table clear Like you might walk in and ask for tea [Chorus] I can’t keep carrying the words you buried They press like stones beneath my skin I loved you loud, i lost you quietly And every room still lets you in [Verse 2] The hallway clock skips every fourth beat Your old work boots still gather dust beneath I hear the floorboard by the stairs complain Then hate myself for checking once again [Pre-Chorus] I keep your place at the table clear Though i know the house is only me [Chorus] I can’t keep carrying the words you buried They press like stones beneath my skin I loved you loud, i lost you quietly And every room still lets you in [Bridge] I said i was fine, i said it too well Built every answer like a locked-down cell Now tear through the quiet, tear through the lie I’m still your child, and i still ask why [Final chorus] I can’t keep carrying the words you buried I’ll set them down, but not forget I loved you loud, i lost you quietly You’re in the rooms i haven’t left [Outro] Your coat is still hooked by the kitchen door I don’t check the hall anymore
