Jeremy and Amanda

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Jeremy waits by the kitchen sink While Amanda sorts the pills by day She names the rooms that make her ache He hears the words, then looks away The doctor’s notes are folded twice A calendar is marked in blue He wants a thing he can point to A simple answer he can use [Pre-Chorus] He asks, “How do I know what’s true?” She says, “I’m asking that one too.” [Chorus] He can’t see Lyme in the morning light Can’t trace the mold through the walls He sees her leave the dinner cold And still he wonders what this costs He wants to help, then doubts the ground And hates the doubt he can’t undo Jeremy can’t make sense of what she’s carrying But he can stay beside her through [Verse 2] A musty coat goes in a bag The bedroom windows open wide She says the headache came back hard He says, “Maybe,” and swallows pride He’s read the pages she has sent Some answers clash, some doctors disagree He keeps on reaching for a reason While she just needs him to believe [Pre-Chorus] He asks, “What if I get this wrong?” She says, “Just don’t make me face it alone.” [Chorus] He can’t see Lyme in the morning light Can’t trace the mold through the walls He sees her leave the dinner cold And still he wonders what this costs He wants to help, then doubts the ground And hates the doubt he can’t undo Jeremy can’t make sense of what she’s carrying But he can stay beside her through [Bridge] No clean line from cause to cure No neat chart that makes it plain He may not know what’s happening But he can learn the shape of pain Set the questions down a while Sit with her until it’s late Not every truth arrives as proof Some truths are someone at the gate [Final Chorus] He can’t see Lyme in the morning light Can’t trace the mold through the walls But he can take her word for now And hear her when the hard day calls He may still question what he knows Still search for something solid, true Jeremy can’t make sense of what she’s carrying But he can stay beside her through [Outro] The papers rest beside the sink He pulls a chair up close to hers