I came home slower
Than I used to do
The hall kept your silence
Like it knew
There was light on the table
Dust in a ring
A place for something beautiful
Holding nothing
I thought flowers could answer
What I never said
But some rooms stay empty
After love has left
Empty Vase by the Door
Nothing bright inside it anymore
I learned too late
What tenderness was for
I touched the clear glass
Like it might forgive
All the quiet years
I made you live
No note on the counter
No shadow on the stairs
Just the shape of waiting
Still standing there
I brought the wrong beauty
To the right kind of pain
Now every stem I hold
Feels ashamed
- Lyricist
Ordell Saye
- Composer
Damon Elroy
- Producer
Malcolm Ashbourne
- Vocals
Ordell Saye
Listen to Empty Vase by the Door by Ordell Saye
Streaming / Download
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Empty Vase by the Door
Ordell Saye
- 2
The Piano Played Too Long
Ordell Saye
- 3
The Wine Went Warm
Ordell Saye
- 4
Your Coat Stayed Upstairs
Ordell Saye
- 5
I Left My Ring on the Sink
Ordell Saye
- 6
The Flowers Came Too Late
Ordell Saye
- 7
Roses on the Passenger Seat
Ordell Saye
- 8
Your Name on the Reservation
Ordell Saye
- 9
I Learned the Soft Way Late
Ordell Saye
- 10
No One to Give Them To
Ordell Saye
- 11
A Gentleman After the Leaving
Ordell Saye
A late-night soul album about a man who brought flowers instead of words, learning tenderness only after love was gone
