After You Left

The keys are still hung by the door
Your shoes still whisper on the floor
The window hums a quiet tune
I swear it smells a bit like you

Every shadow calls your name
Every night it feels the same
I try to sleep I try to breathe
But you're still here inside of me

After you left the room stayed the same
But time forgot how to say my name
Your laughter echoes down the hall
I'm here but I'm not here at all

Your cup still stains the morning light
I wash it clean but it feels not right
I count the steps you used to take
Like prayers I whisper half-awake

Every clock's an empty face
Ticking through your empty space
Even silence sounds like you
Filling every missing view

After you left the room stayed the same
But time forgot how to say my name
Your laughter echoes down the hall
I'm here but I'm not here at all

I play your voice through the static air
Pretend you're just somewhere out there
But the truth hums low and kind
You're gone but never left my mind

After you left the room stayed the same
Love lingers where it lost its flame
I whisper goodnight to the wall
And dream you're coming home at all