Lyric

Your coat left a mark

On the back of the chair

A small dark shape

In the evening air

The window was breathing

White on the glass

I watched it fade slowly

Then come back

You were not a storm

You were softer than that

A hand at the doorway

A look turning back

Nothing was broken

Nothing was loud

But the room felt different

After you stepped out

A Passing Shower in My Room

And I stood still

The kettle went quiet

The cup lost its will

You were only here

For a little while

But the walls kept holding

The shape of your smile

Your sleeve brushed the table

Then the table stayed warm

The floor caught the streetlight

In a thin orange form

I changed the pillow

I opened the blind

Still there was water

Somewhere in my mind

I did not ask you

To promise me more

I only noticed

The sound of the door

How small a leaving

Can feel in the chest

When nothing is taken

But nothing is left

You passed through gently

And changed the air

Left no message

But stayed everywhere

No heavy ending

No reason to cry

Just a damp little silence

I could not dry

Maybe some people

Arrive like rain

Not to stay

Not to explain

Only to touch

What was waiting inside

Then slip from the window

Before it is light

You passed through gently

And changed the air

Left no promise

But stayed everywhere

I stood in the doorway

Soft and unsure

Holding the after

Of something brief but pure

By morning

The glass was clear

But I still felt you

Disappear