Hallway Light

[Verse 1]
I keep your side of the bed untouched,
Like one small thing could bring you back.
The kettle clicks; the room stays quiet,
Your name still catches in my throat.

[Chorus]
I’m sad in ways the daylight can’t explain,
A little rain that never leaves the pane.
I smile when someone asks me how I’ve been—
Then hear the silence settle in again.

[Verse 2]
Your coffee cup is gone from the shelf,
But the pale ring’s still there in the wood.
I thought that time would make it hurt less;
It only taught me how to look good.

[Bridge]
If missing you could make a sound,
It’d be this house when night comes down.

[Outro]
I leave the hallway light on still,
Though no one’s coming through.