Your mug still waits by the sink
One chip on the rim
One chip on the rim
I never moved it
Like if I did, you'd know
The hallway keeps your shape
In the floorboard sighs
I pass it slowly
Like stepping through a photograph
I said it in my head
A thousand quiet times
But the words stayed folded
Behind my teeth tonight
And every little thing
Keeps calling out your name
The room is full of us
And I'm the one to blame
Say it back to me
Say it back to me
Before it disappears
I kept you in my heart
Like a paper lantern
Even when the rain came through
You kept your light
Say it back to me
Say it back to me
Memories don't fade
They only learn my face
And come to find me
And come to find me
(come to find me)
That station bench was cold
Your sleeve brushed mine
We laughed at nothing
And it meant everything
The summer on your bike
Your hair in the wind
I still can hear it
When the curtains move
I held my breath for years
To keep the moment near
But silence turns to dust
When nobody is here
So if you hear this now
Across the waterline
I was always reaching
For the hand you left behind
Say it back to me
Say it back to me
Before it disappears
I kept you in my heart
Like a paper lantern
Even when the rain came through
You kept your light
Say it back to me
Say it back to me
Memories don't fade
They only learn my face
And come to find me
(come to find me)
If I could choose again
I'd still look away
Still miss the moment
Still break the same
'Cause even when it hurts
It proves you were real
And every scar I carry
Still knows how to feel
Say it back to me
Say it back to me
Before it disappears
I kept you in my heart
Like a paper lantern
Even when the rain came through
You kept your light
Say it back to me
Say it back to me
Memories don't fade
They only learn my face
And come to find me
And come to find me
(come to find me)
Say it back to me
Say it back to me
We're still somewhere here
I hear you in the choir
In a room of children
Soft and bright and near
Soft and bright and near
(soft and bright and near)