Lyric

Today, just like always

But “just like always” without you

Is a little different

Morning light wakes the city

One window at a time

More than the latest headlines

I want to hear your voice

My mug in its usual place

Even the shadow by the window feels thin

Before I know it, I’m staring at the empty space

Wondering what I could fill it with

If I can say, “I’m okay,”

Maybe I’m doing better than I thought

Still, all of a sudden

I want to call your name

Every day, every day

Morning still comes to this room without you

I laugh, I cry

And I still get hungry too

More than I expected

People keep moving forward

And yet, in the smallest moments

You’re here

At the crosswalk on the way to the station

A crowd waiting for the light

I caught the scent of coffee

The one you always used to complain about

On my phone—still unread

Photos I never got to send

Today again, I add just one more

Then close the folder

It’s not that I want to let go

I’m just afraid of getting used to it

I want to tell you, too

“It’s okay.”

Every day, every day

Things change, little by little

The scenery keeps growing

But your outline won’t fade

Memories are probably

Something blurry and unclear

But in the frames my heart chooses

You’re there

On rain-wet asphalt

Footprints lying side by side

Even if one of them

Smudges away somewhere far

As if I’m chasing after you

I stack my own footsteps over them—

Hoping someday

They’ll become someone else’s everyday

Every day, every day

I keep walking into the world we saw together

Whether I cry or laugh

Night still comes, right on time

And that’s okay, isn’t it?

Like a gentle push on my back

The sunlight through the window

Looked like you—and I smiled

Every day, every day

I’m getting used to you being gone

Still, somewhere along the way

I whisper, “I’m off.”

An echo in a voice

No one else can hear

Still lights up

My everyday, again today