Choose the Door

[Verse 1]
You left your coffee cooling by the sink
A little ring of brown against the white
I watched the morning reach the empty chair
And let the quiet tell me what you wouldn’t

[Pre-Chorus]
I made a home of every almost-sorry
Held the door while you kept walking through
But there’s a limit to the ways I leave myself behind for you

[Chorus]
I can miss you and still choose the door
Love you and not wait here anymore
I won’t call your leaving something I deserved
Or trade my name for one more word
You can keep the life you couldn’t hold
I’ll keep the part of me I almost sold
My heart can break without becoming yours
I can miss you and still choose the door

[Verse 2]
Your jacket’s gone; the hook still leans a little
Like it remembers how you used to stay
I found the note I wrote to make things easy
And tore it up before I could obey

[Pre-Chorus]
I mistook your silence for a promise
Made excuses till they sounded true
But I don’t have to make myself smaller just to make room for you

[Chorus]
I can miss you and still choose the door
Love you and not wait here anymore
I won’t call your leaving something I deserved
Or trade my name for one more word
You can keep the life you couldn’t hold
I’ll keep the part of me I almost sold
My heart can break without becoming yours
I can miss you and still choose the door

[Bridge]
Maybe someday I’ll pass your street
And feel no need to turn around
But tonight I’ll take my keys and leave
With both feet on the ground
No grand goodbye, no final scene
Just one small truth I’m standing for:
I don’t have to hate you
To stop waiting at the door

[Final Chorus]
I can miss you and still choose the door
Love you and not wait here anymore
I won’t call your leaving something I deserved
I know the worth inside these words
You can keep the life you couldn’t hold
I’ll keep the part of me I brought back home
My heart can break and still be wholly yours—
No, my heart can break and still be mine once more
I can miss you and still choose the door

[Outro]
The cup is cold; I let it be
I turn the lock and carry me