What you left. (ft. Cold apes)

Your coat still hangs by the door

Like it might change its mind

I made tea for two

out of habit Watched the steam go thin and grey

Your name sat cold on my tongue I had nothing useful to

say

We were good at leaving quietly

Bad at knowing when to stay

And every room

asks where you went

Every cup

and crooked frame

I keep the flat

exactly so

But nothing feels the same

So I let

you go on a Sunday

Rain on the window,

shoes by the bed

I loved you

more than I could carry Now I carry what you left

Oh, what you left I

found your ticket in a paperback

Pressed between the final lines

We both pretended it was distance

Not the slow undoing kind Now the morning lands too plainly On

the place you used to lie

If you call, I won't be ready

If you don't, I'll understand

Some love

leaves without a villain

Just two tired open hands

So I let you go on a Sunday

Rain on the window,

shoes by the bed

I loved you more than I could carry Now I carry what

you left

Oh, what you left

I carry what you left

Your coat still hangs by the door

I let it stay tonight