What Remains

[Intro]
Old pictures on the table
Coffee gone cold by the bed
Your jacket on the back of the chair
Things we kept
Things we said

[Verse 1]
I used to fight every silence
Chasing echoes down the hall
Counting every word you didn’t say
Afraid to let it fall

[Pre-Chorus]
But time keeps taking
What I cling to in my hands
Leaves me standing
With the truth I understand

[Chorus]
What remains
When the storm runs out of rain
Is the shape of you
Carved in all my days
I can’t go back
But I don’t wish it all away
I’ve made my peace
With what remains

[Verse 2]
I drive past our old corner
That little place we used to hide
I smile at all the foolish younger versions
We left behind

[Pre-Chorus]
I thought I’d break
If I ever said goodbye
Now I can say it
With a soft and steady sigh

[Chorus]
What remains
When the storm runs out of rain
Is the shape of you
Carved in all my days
I can’t go back
But I don’t wish it all away
I’ve made my peace
With what remains

[Bridge]
Not every story
Needs someone to blame (oh no)
Some love just teaches
Then drifts like a name
On the wind
On the wind

[Chorus]
What remains
When the storm runs out of rain
Is the way you taught
My heart to beat again
I can’t go back
But I’m grateful for the pain
I learned to live
With what remains

[Outro]
So here’s to every almost
Every broken
Shining thing
I close the door
And softly speak your name
Then walk on
With what remains