Gone But Not Erased

Intro

Your coat still hangs beside the door

One sleeve turned inside out

I leave the hallway light untouched

As if you might come back somehow

Verse 1

The kettle clicks at half past six

Two cups still dry beside the sink

I count the cracks along the tile

And lose my place before I blink

You left your pencil on the sill

A little groove worn through the wood

I keep the things I should let go

Because I can't yet say I could

Pre-Chorus

But every day the locked room shifts

A narrow line of morning cuts through

I put my hand against the frame

And feel the house begin to move

Chorus

I will carry what remains

Through the weather, through the weight

If the ground gives way beneath me

I will learn to stand in its place

You are gone, but not erased

I can break and still be brave

When the morning finds me shaking

I will carry what remains

Verse 2

Your notes are folded in the drawer

Beside the bills and spare keys

The last one says, "Don't wait up late"

In that quick hand I know by heart

I used to think that strength meant stone

A sealed mouth, a steady face

Now I let the silence find me

Then I give it less of space

Pre-Chorus

And every day the locked room shifts

The old walls make a little room

I turn the handle, let light in

And let the dust fall where it falls

Chorus

I will carry what remains

Through the weather, through the weight

If the ground gives way beneath me

I will learn to stand in its place

You are gone, but not erased

I can break and still be brave

When the morning finds me shaking

I will carry what remains

Rap-Rock Break

No clean exit, no neat line

No bright answer on a deadline

I kept the key, I kept the note

Kept every word stuck in my throat

Now one step, then another one

Not because the hurt is done

I don't outrun what I can't undo

I make a life that still holds you

Breakdown

I said I'm fine

I said it fast

I let the words go hard and flat

But here alone, with the door half wide

I miss you more than I can hide

Final Chorus

I will carry what remains

Through the weather, through the weight

Though the ground gave way beneath me

I have learned to stand in its place

You are gone, but not erased

I can break and still be brave

When the morning finds me shaking

I will carry what remains

Carry what remains

I will carry what remains

Outro

Your coat still hangs beside the door

I'll leave it there tonight

The hallway doesn't need the light

I know my way by now