Lyric

The corner store was closing

Rain shone under my shoes

Your window held a yellow square

Above the avenue

Second floor, left side

The one I used to know

I stood beneath the awning

With nowhere else to go

Your light was still on

Like you had left me room

I could see the shape of mercy

And I could not move

The hallway smelled like winter

Wet wool and painted walls

My hand stayed near the doorbell

But never touched it at all

A stairwell held my breathing

A key turned somewhere inside

I was close enough to hurt you

And far enough to hide

Your light was still on

Soft behind the glass

Not asking me for reasons

Not dragging up the past

Your light was still on

Like a place I could not earn

You were waiting in the warm room

I was too cold to return

Love was not the empty part

That would be easier to say

I had carried it across town

Then lost it at your gate

No anger came from your window

No voice called out my name

But leaving without knocking

Still left you with the blame

Your light was still on

Soft behind the glass

Not asking me for reasons

Not dragging up the past

Your light was still on

Like a place I could not earn

You were waiting in the warm room

I was too cold to return

Your light was still on

When I stepped back into rain

The street kept shining quietly

Like nothing had to change

Your light was still on

Or maybe memory lied

I walked home with empty hands

And your doorway still inside

No message, no doorbell

No brave last-minute call

Just the glow above the street

And me not there at all