Lyrics
[Verse 1] I keep your note in the blue bowl Next to the tea-ring stain Rain on the window, soft and slow Making the same old sound again Your chair still leans by the table Like you just stepped out for air I touch the arm, then let it go As if your hands were there [Pre-Chorus] And I remember The way you smiled at dawn So quiet It still keeps me warm [Chorus] Hold me in the afterglow (hold me in the afterglow) Let the small things stay Let the old ache go (old ache go) If I drift too far Call my name back home (call me back) Hold me in the afterglow [Verse 2] The garden gate swings on its hinge Paint worn thin as lace There’s a cracked red mug by the sink And your laughter in the space I walk the rooms like a slow prayer Tracing every familiar line What left with you still lingers here In the corners of my mind [Pre-Chorus] And I remember Your hand in mine, so sure Now even silence Feels like an open door [Chorus] Hold me in the afterglow (hold me in the afterglow) Let the small things stay Let the old ache go (old ache go) If I drift too far Call my name back home (call me back) Hold me in the afterglow [Bridge] Maybe love doesn’t leave It changes shape and shade A little like the moon On water, breaking late So I let the night be gentle Let it teach me how to keep The fragile, shining pieces That you planted deep [Chorus] Hold me in the afterglow (hold me in the afterglow) Let the small things stay Let the old ache go (old ache go) If I drift too far Call my name back home (call me back) Hold me in the afterglow
