In Your Presence

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You leave your coffee by the window The blue mug with the chipped-off rim I watch the morning cross the table And somehow everything grows still You don't have to solve the silence You don't have to fill the room Just turning toward me from the doorway Makes a little more space to breathe in [Pre-Chorus] I was carrying the whole day Like a coat I couldn't lose Then you reached out without asking And I let it fall from me to you [Chorus] In your presence, I come back to myself No grand answer, no need for anything else With your hand resting lightly in mine The scattered pieces settle into line In your presence, I can finally be Not who I promised, just who I am with you beside me [Verse 2] Rain is tapping on the fire escape The kettle clicks and starts again You tell me about a book you're reading I forget the hour, forget the end There are years I tried to outrun There are names I never say But you meet me at the doorway And they lose their weight that way [Pre-Chorus] I was bracing for the leaving Before the staying had begun Then you smiled across the kitchen And the room became a place I could belong [Chorus] In your presence, I come back to myself No grand answer, no need for anything else With your hand resting lightly in mine The scattered pieces settle into line In your presence, I can finally be Not who I promised, just who I am with you beside me [Bridge] If tomorrow comes in heavy If the old doubts fill the air You don't have to make them vanish Just remind me you are there I will meet you in the doorway I will bring my honest heart Somewhere between your quiet breathing And the day, I find my start [Final Chorus] In your presence, I come back to myself No grand answer, no need for anything else With your hand resting lightly in mine The scattered pieces settle into line In your presence, I can finally be Not who I promised, just who I am with you beside me [Outro] The blue mug by the window Your shoulder close to mine Nothing more is needed For this moment to be kind