When You Circle Back

Verse 1

Empty table, half a cup left cold

Faded letter hidden in my coat

Early buses rattling near the square

Your laughter lingers lightly in the air

Pre-Chorus

Shadows stretching just beyond the bend

Promises unravel in the wind

Names we scribbled cracked and almost gone

Before the sunlight brings the dawn

Chorus

When you circle back around I will be gone

Leaving footprints swallowed by the lawn

Curtains flutter where we said our peace

You search for faces lost to memory

Verse 2

Bluebells bending underneath the rain

Sunday papers blowing down the lane

Stitches coming loose along your sleeve

Moments gathered quickly as we leave

Pre-Chorus

Still I hear the turn of every key

Passing trains that echo what we mean

Words we folded quietly inside

Are scattered far beyond the

Chorus

When you circle back around I will be gone

Leaving footprints swallowed by the lawn

Curtains flutter where we said our peace

You search for faces lost to memory

Bridge

Windows closing softly down the street

Old reminders swept beneath our feet

Empty seats at tables clothed in white

You turn your collar up, step into night

Chorus

When you circle back around I will be gone

Leaves and pages drifting one by one

No trace left but stories barely sung

You look for answers after all is done

Outro

Quiet morning settling on the ground

Soft as endings that don’t make a sound

Take the long way, linger if you please

Your shadow vanishes with the breeze