The Key Stays Cold

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your gloves beside the sink A train receipt folded into four You said the weather made you late But rain had stopped an hour before [Pre-Chorus] Your borrowed name was stitched in blue I found the thread beneath the chair You watched the door, I watched your hands And neither of us asked who was there [Chorus] Keep your other life behind your eyes Keep your careful answers out of reach When the morning asks where you have been Give it nothing it can teach [Verse 2] The hotel clerk remembers coats The lift remembers every floor You took the stairs at half past ten And came back through the service door [Pre-Chorus] A little brass key warmed your palm You hid it when the hallway stirred I let the silence take its time And held the shape of every word [Chorus] Keep your other life behind your eyes Keep your careful answers out of reach When the morning asks where you have been Give it nothing it can teach [Bridge] You could tell me what the photograph was for You could tell me why you never sleep But you only set your watch beside my cup And asked me what I’d promised not to keep [Final Chorus] Keep your other life behind your eyes Keep your careful answers out of reach When the morning asks where you have been Give it nothing it can teach [Outro] At dawn you leave without a sound The key stays cold beneath my hand