The Sound of the House

[Verse 1]
Your coffee cup still guards the windowsill
A ring of brown where your warm hands would be
The calendar turns, but the room stands still
Your coat keeps its shape on the back of the chair

[Pre-Chorus]
I count the days by the dust on the frame
By the names I don't say, by the letters I save
If time is a river, it carried you out
And left me here learning the sound of the house

[Chorus]
Everything passes, even the ache
But some empty places refuse to change
I reach for your hand in the cold of the dawn
Then wake to the truth: you are gone, you are gone

[Verse 2]
The kettle clicks off; I pour for one
Your side of the table stays clean and bare
I tell our old stories to no one at all
And catch myself leaving a pause for you there

[Rap Verse]
Days stack up, receipts in a drawer
Your handwriting waits by the kitchen door
I keep moving forward, then circle the block
Like a key in my palm that won't turn the lock
No grand last word, no neat goodbye
Just your old blue scarf and a clear winter sky
I learned that a heart can keep time with a loss
Still paying the cost, still counting it off

[Pre-Chorus]
If time is a river, it carried you out
And left me here learning the sound of the house

[Chorus]
Everything passes, even the ache
But some empty places refuse to change
I reach for your hand in the cold of the dawn
Then wake to the truth: you are gone, you are gone

[Bridge]
One day your name may soften in my mouth
Like rain easing off the roof of this house
Until then, I keep one light in the hall
Not waiting for footsteps—just remembering them all

[Final Chorus]
Everything passes, even the ache
The years move on, but they don't erase
I reach for your hand in the cold of the dawn
And carry your love where the days carry on

[Outro]
Your cup by the window
The morning comes through
The room is still quiet
I still remember you