Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left your blue scarf on the kitchen chair A little rain still darkened the wool I held it up to catch your faded perfume And let the quiet say what words could not [Verse 2] The kettle clicked, then settled into hush Your book lay open beside the bread I traced the sentence where you stopped reading And heard your kindness in my head [Pre-Chorus] If I could turn the morning slowly If I could loosen every door I’d meet you where the hallway bends And ask for nothing more [Chorus] Stay for the soft part of the evening Stay till the last cup cools Let me be near you without needing To make a promise we can’t prove Stay, and let the room grow gentle Stay till the old ache fades I’ll keep the light low on the table And learn the shape your silence made [Bridge] Just your hand, just my hand Just the strings beneath the words No grand answer, no final plan Only the breathing of the world [Final Chorus] Stay for the soft part of the evening Stay till the last cup cools Let me be near you without needing To make a promise we can’t prove Stay, and let the room grow gentle Stay till the old ache fades I’ll keep the light low on the table And love the shape your silence made [Outro] The blue scarf waits on the kitchen chair And morning finds me there
