Ash on the Glass

[Куплет 1] The ash on the glass Still knows your shape I leave it there Like a small mistake Your coat on the chair Your keys in a bowl I pass them by Like i’m passing a ghost [Алдынғы қайырма] The room leans slow Toward the dark A thin blue line Across the carpet I hear that hum Under the floor It keeps my name At the door [Қайырма] Don’t go Stay in the frame Don’t go Say it again Hold still For a second more Hold still Then fade to the wall [Куплет 2] The kettle cools By the broken tile I watch the sink For a little while The radio coughs Then loses the thread A half-cut phrase That never gets said [Алдынғы қайырма] The tape goes soft At the edge Your shadow slips Off the ledge I keep one light Under the blind For the part of you That won’t unwind [Қайырма] Don’t go Stay in the frame Don’t go Say it again Hold still For a second more Hold still Then fade to the wall [Көпір] If i touch the dark It changes shape If i reach for you It pulls away So i let it sit On the windowpane Cold and faint Like summer rain [Қайырма] Don’t go Stay in the frame Don’t go Say it again Hold still For a second more Hold still Then fade to the wall