living with the ghost of you

Lyrics

I leave the hallway light on low
Like you might wander home
Your photograph still knows my name
But I sleep here alone
The floorboards speak beneath my feet
A language we once knew
Every room holds a piece of me
Still living next to you

I tried to burn the memories
But ashes learned to breathe
Now every spark of yesterday
Keeps reaching out for me

I’m living with the ghost of you
Dancing in the blue
You’re gone, but every shadow moves
Like it still belongs to you
I hear your voice in empty halls
Feel your hand when night winds blow
I’m learning how to live again
But I’m living with the ghost of you

Your coffee cup is in the sink
Your coat is by the door
I know I should let go of them
But I can’t let go of more
The city wears a different face
Since you stopped walking through
And every stranger in the crowd
Looks almost like you do

I tried to close the curtains tight
To keep the darkness out
But memories don’t need a key
They know what love’s about

I’m living with the ghost of you
Dancing in the blue
You’re gone, but every shadow moves
Like it still belongs to you
I hear your voice in empty halls
Feel your hand when night winds blow
I’m learning how to live again
But I’m living with the ghost of you

Maybe one day I’ll say your name
And it won’t break me in two
Maybe the heart can make a home
Without forgetting you
I’ll carry all the good we were
And leave the hurt behind
Let your memory be a window
Not a prison for my mind

I’m living with the ghost of you
But the morning’s coming through
The dark is losing all its shape
And I’m finding something new
I still hear you in the quiet
Still feel the old love grow
But I’m learning how to live again
While I’m living with the ghost of you

I leave the hallway light on low
Then turn it off at dawn
The room is still, the house is mine
And somehow, I move on