Lyrics
[Verse 1] Your blue scarf hangs beside the kitchen door Though you left it here last spring I fold the corners like before And wonder what the silence means The train took you beyond the fields Past the chapel and the mill I kept your letter in my sleeve I keep it with me still [Pre-Chorus] If distance has a language I am learning every word But the smallest room feels enormous When your name is never heard [Chorus] Come back slowly, come back changed I will meet you where we part There is dust upon the picture frame But not upon my heart Ahh, ahh, stay a little longer Ohh, ohh, through the dark Ahh, ahh, fragile as a promise Still a light inside my heart [Verse 2] The kettle clicks at half past five Your cup is on the shelf I speak to you in ordinary things So I do not lose myself Your mother sent the apricot jam Wrapped in yesterday's news I tasted summer on my tongue And thought of walking next to you [Pre-Chorus] Maybe time is not a doorway Maybe time is just a thread I pull it through the needle Of the days we have not said [Chorus] Come back slowly, come back changed I will meet you where we part There is dust upon the picture frame But not upon my heart Ahh, ahh, stay a little longer Ohh, ohh, through the dark Ahh, ahh, fragile as a promise Still a light inside my heart [Bridge] When the first rain finds the window When the swallows cross the hill I will leave the latch unfastened I will leave the hallway still [Final Chorus] Come back slowly, come back changed I will meet you where we part Even distance has an ending Even winter guards a spark Ahh, ahh, stay a little longer Ohh, ohh, through the dark Ahh, ahh, fragile as a promise Still a light inside my heart [Outro] Your blue scarf hangs beside the kitchen door And the room remembers you
