Empty Pink House

Lyrics

Verse 1
You said you'd come by after school
I waited by the window in my room
Flowers on the sill all died in June
And I still kept them there for you

Pre-Chorus 1
And all my friends say let it go
That I should delete your number from my phone
But they don't hear you in the radio
Every song is you on every road

Chorus
I built a little pink house in my head
Where you still love me
Where you still said
You'd stay forever
Now it's just empty
Two chairs, one me
And all the words you never said
Echo in the pink house in my head

Verse 2
I see your car but you don't stop
I hear your name in every shop
I write you letters that I'll never send
Like maybe that would bring you back again
I keep your hoodie in my closet door
It don't smell like you anymore

Pre-Chorus 2
And I replay that night in July
You kissed my forehead said "don't cry"
I should've known that was goodbye

Chorus
I built a little pink house in my head
Where you still love me
Where you still said
You'd stay forever
Now it's just empty
Two chairs, one me
And all the words you never said
Echo in the pink house in my head

Verse 3 - NEW
I painted the kitchen like you liked
Light blue, chipped mug, morning light
I learned to cook, I set the table
Like love was something I could be stable at
And I'm still here, at 11:11
Wishing on a ceiling fan

Bridge - stripped, piano only
Maybe I'm too much
Maybe I'm not enough
Maybe I made you up
More than you ever were
Maybe you never loved me
Maybe you just liked being loved

Breakdown - whisper to scream
But I still leave the light on
I still leave the porch light on
In case you get lost
In case you come back

Final Chorus - BIG, with drums
I built a little pink house in my head
Where you still love me
Where you still said
You'd stay forever
Now it's just empty
Two chairs, one me
And all the words you never said
Echo, echo, echo
In the pink house in my head

Outro - whisper
Just in case you come back
I leave the light on
In the pink house in my head