Lyrics
[Verse 1] Steam curls from a paper teacup Lipstick on the rim Half-gone You said “Love is just a made-up weather” Then you put your raincoat on Little crack in the kitchen window Lets the Sunday traffic through Toast crumbs Crossword Quiet radio All of it still smells like you [Chorus] Paper teacup Going soft along the seam I keep drinking from the memory Till it splits on me Bittersweet flood Running circles round my feet Every sip another maybe Every drop you leaving me [Verse 2] Suitcase by the crooked hatstand Handle chewed and fraying thread You were humming some old torch song While you shook our dust from the bed I said “Stay We could plant next season” You just smiled and checked your phone Funny how two hearts in one small flat Can feel so overgrown [Chorus] Paper teacup Going soft along the seam I keep drinking from the memory Till it splits on me Bittersweet flood Running circles round my feet Every sip another maybe Every drop you leaving me [Bridge] [Strings swell Low drone rising] On the train through Northallerton Fields roll past like faded film Crows in rows on blackened branches Signal lights that never change I trace your name on the frosted window Letters drip and rearrange Was it love Or just a story We were too afraid to change? (mmm) [Chorus] Paper teacup On a wobbling window ledge I keep reaching for the handle Like there’s something left Bittersweet flood Stain the table Stain my sleeve Every crack a quiet answer Every line you drew in me [Outro] [Band drops to hushed groove] Steam’s gone cold in the morning silence Cup collapses in my hand (oh) I sweep it gently in the bin bag Make a promise I can’t stand One day I’ll drink From a gentler thing But tonight I raise What remains of you In this paper teacup And I see it through
