Paper Owls

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I found your name In the bread box drawer On a church receipt From a rainy year Your old blue mug Still leans on the shelf I wash it twice Like that helps [Pre-Chorus] And I talk to the sink Like you might answer back I hear the house bend Under all that we lack [Chorus] Paper owls On the line Paper owls Won't fly tonight I hold the shape Of what you were Paper owls In the dark [Verse 2] The screen door slams When the wind gets mean Same hollow sound As your goodbye seen Your boots by the mat Still carry the mud Of that last fall Before the flood [Pre-Chorus] And I keep your coat Like it still has your heat But every cold sleeve Just pulls me to my knees [Chorus] Paper owls On the line Paper owls Won't fly tonight I hold the shape Of what you were Paper owls In the dark [Bridge] If grief had a face I'd know it by now It lives in the hall And it won't back down So I leave the porch light For a ghost I can't keep And I learn your loss One bruise at a time [Final Chorus] Paper owls On the line Paper owls Won't fly tonight I hold the shape Of what you were Paper owls In the dark Paper owls Soft and gone Paper owls Till the dawn I keep the ache I let it burn Paper owls Don't return