The mirror held my face
Like it knew before I did
I turned the silver slowly
Until my hand looked strange
Some endings do not knock
Some doors do not slam
They just stand in the light
And ask you who you are
Your towel on the chair
My shirt on the floor
Two lives still touching
With no promise anymore
I Left My Ring on the Sink
I wanted to be gentle
Too late to be believed
I had already taught you
How little I could reach
No note beside the faucet
No speech I could defend
Just a small gold circle
Where I ran out of pretending
Love can leave quietly
Without taking a thing
It can stand in a bathroom
And not forgive me
I washed my hands too long
Like guilt could come clean
But the water only carried
The sound away from me
If you found it in the morning
I hope you understood
It was not an answer
It was all I could remove
- Lyricist
Ordell Saye
- Composer
Damon Elroy
- Producer
Malcolm Ashbourne
- Vocals
Ordell Saye
Listen to I Left My Ring on the Sink by Ordell Saye
Streaming / Download
- 1
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
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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
