Lyric

You call when the sink is broke

When the boxes need a hold

When your hands are full and tired

You find my name to fill the load

I show up with quiet hands

I patch the seam, I sort the days

You smile like I belong there

Then turn back when the need away

And I know the shape of it

The favor-shaped light in your eyes

It warms me just enough to stay

Then leaves me out in the quiet night

Useful until silent

Useful until gone

You keep me close for lifting

Then move along

Useful until silent

That is all I get

I was good for your heavy days

Now I am what you forget

I’ve been the shelf, the spare key

The ride home after rain

The voice you need for one hard hour

Then never need again

I learned to make my face calm

I learned to swallow the hurt

But every thank-you sounds smaller

When it only works for work

And I know the shape of it

The favor-shaped light in your eyes

It warms me just enough to stay

Then leaves me out in the quiet night

Useful until silent

Useful until gone

You keep me close for lifting

Then move along

Useful until silent

That is all I get

I was good for your heavy days

Now I am what you forget

I do not need a parade

I do not need your shine

Just say my name for me

When I am not useful this time

Useful until silent

Useful until gone

You keep me close for lifting

Then move along

Useful until silent

That is all I get

I was good for your heavy days

Now I am what you forget