Goodbyes Soften at the Edges

[Verse 1]
You left your coat on the kitchen chair
One sleeve folded like you still lived there
I found your note beneath the keys
Three small lines and a stain from tea

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep the window latched at night
Though the hallway knows you're gone
Every room has learned your shape
And I am learning to move on

[Chorus]
If I let the morning in
Will it take your name away?
I can carry what we were
Without asking you to stay
When the quiet starts to ache
I will breathe until it bends
Some goodbyes don't disappear
They soften at the edges

[Verse 2]
Your blue cup waits beside the sink
I almost reach for it before I think
The garden gate still clicks in wind
A little sound I won't defend

[Pre-Chorus]
I used to call the silence cruel
Now it gives me room to hear
All the parts of me I lost
While I was trying to keep you near

[Chorus]
If I let the morning in
Will it take your name away?
I can carry what we were
Without asking you to stay
When the quiet starts to ache
I will breathe until it bends
Some goodbyes don't disappear
They soften at the edges

[Bridge]
I won't turn the key tonight
I won't pretend the past is home
I can miss you honestly
And still walk out here alone

[Final Chorus]
So I let the morning in
And it doesn't steal a thing
It lays gold across the floor
Where I thought the dark would cling
When the quiet starts to ache
I will breathe and let it pass
Some goodbyes don't disappear
They become a softer path

[Outro]
Your coat is still upon the chair
But I can leave it there