Every Word Remains

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I kept your note in the drawer Under loose change and old receipts The ink still bends like a hand That knew my name by heart I read it slow at the sink With the tap left running warm And the room went still around me Like it had been waiting [Pre-Chorus] I tried to fold it shut Tried to make it small But every line came back Louder than before And my chest went open Like a door in winter [Chorus] Every word remains Every word remains You said my name so clear It still shakes this frame Every word remains Every word remains And I rise, and I break Then I stay in the flame [Verse 2] There’s a dent in the chair by the window From the nights you sat too close Your coat still carries the rain From that street by the grocery store I wore your silence like wool Even when it scratched my skin Now I want the whole hard truth If truth is where we begin [Pre-Chorus] I tried to fold it shut Tried to make it small But every line came back Louder than before And my chest went open Like a door in winter [Chorus] Every word remains Every word remains You said my name so clear It still shakes this frame Every word remains Every word remains And I rise, and I break Then I stay in the flame [Bridge] If I let go of the ache Will I lose the best of you? Or is love just what survives When the light goes blue? I don’t need it to fade I don’t need it to heal I just need it to be real I just need it to be real [Final Chorus] Every word remains Every word remains You said my name so clear It still shakes this frame Every word remains Every word remains And I rise, and I break Then I stay in the flame Every word remains Every word remains I carry you with me In the quiet, in the ache