The House Learned How to Be Quiet

Verse 1 We moved in with a borrowed couch and a box of plates, Your mama’s old lamp and a couple of breaks. First night we slept on the living room floor, Laughing at nothing, planning out more. You said, “We’ll be fine, don’t need much at all,” You drew our names on the laundry room wall. I believed every word like it was a law, Back when “always” still felt like a real thing to call. Verse 2 You used to sing off-key in the b**t-up truck, Tap on the dash like we had some luck. Then you got quiet, then quiet got deep, Started losing whole hours to staring and sleep. Your jacket stayed home like it didn’t trust you, Your phone stopped ringing, and mine did too. You said, “I’m just tired, it’ll pass in a bit,” But it didn’t pass… it just learned how to sit. Chorus We didn’t c***h, we didn’t burn, didn’t tear it apart, We just faded out slow in the middle of our hearts. Some things you f***t, some things you don’t, Some nights you try, some nights you just won’t. It wasn’t your fault, it wasn’t mine, It was something heavier than time. Now every room’s got a memory in it, And every memory knows what it did. Yeah, the house learned how to be quiet when you left it. Verse 3 I tried soup, I tried jokes, tried leaving the lights, Tried staying up just to make you feel right. You’d sit on the edge of the bed fully dressed, Like you were waiting on something I couldn’t fix yet. We started talking like we were guests, Asking permission to get things off our chest. Love was still there, but it couldn’t get through, Like shouting your name in a bad dream you can’t move. [Instrumental] Verse 4 Ran into you last spring at Miller’s Market, By the cheap red wine and the bread in baskets. You looked okay… or okay enough, We talked about weather and not about us. You said, “Take care,” like you always do, I said it back like it wasn’t still true. We stood in line with our separate days, Learning new ways to walk away. Chorus We didn’t c***h, we didn’t burn, didn’t tear it apart, We just faded out slow in the middle of our hearts. Some things you f***t, some things you don’t, Some nights you try, some nights you just won’t. It wasn’t your fault, it wasn’t mine, It was something heavier than time. Now every room’s got a memory in it, And every memory knows what it did. Yeah, the house learned how to be quiet when you left it. Bridge Sometimes I still set out two cups, Sometimes I don’t notice I’ve done it. Sometimes I swear I hear your key, Then I remember there isn’t one, is there? They say you get used to the missing, Like it’s just another way to live. But nobody tells you the part about keeping All the love with nowhere to put it. Final Chorus We didn’t break, we didn’t fall, didn’t lose our way, We just couldn’t keep that dark at bay. It wasn’t a sin, it wasn’t a f***t, Just a long slow leaving in plain daylight. If you ever b**t that weight inside, If you ever feel like yourself in time, You know there’s still a place you can sit… Yeah, the house still