Lyric

You place your hand like one last time

On the armrest, not on mine

Words are there but lose their hue

We talk of love without the truth

And still I’m searching

For something in your eyes

But it feels like closing doors

Just a little too late to try

Stay a while, even if it’s just pretend

Fake a smile, as if it might not end

Stay a while, even if you want to run

I haven’t learned how to watch you gone

Silence screams inside the room

Every empty chair calls your name

I tell myself it’s not the end

But your eyes say “it’s better this way.”

And though I’m shaking

I hold back what I shouldn’t say

You say “I love you” without the words

And I listen in the dark that way

Stay a while, even if it’s just pretend

Fake a smile, as if it might not end

Stay a while, even if you want to run

I haven’t learned how to watch you gone

And if tomorrow you’re not here

I’ll keep your coffee cold and near

Your scent will linger on my sheets

And silence speaks where our hearts meet

Stay a while… just long enough to heal

Even if it’s too late to feel

Stay a while… the time for one last sigh

And then you can… you can say goodbye