Leave the Apology

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Lana keeps a blue coat by the kitchen door Though winter left the town two months before She writes one sentence, folds it into four And hides it where the old floorboards bend [Pre-Chorus] She says, “Some roads don’t ask permission” Then checks the train time twice [Chorus] Lana, don’t carry the whole night In the little room behind your eyes Leave one window open, leave one light You don’t have to disappear to change your life Lana, if you go, go gently Take the photograph, leave the apology [Verse 2] Her brother found the letter in a drawer Beside a key that fit the neighbor’s door He called her name, but she was halfway gone With a paper cup warming both her hands [Pre-Chorus] She said, “I’m not afraid of leaving” “I’m afraid I’ll stay the same” [Chorus] Lana, don’t carry the whole night In the little room behind your eyes Leave one window open, leave one light You don’t have to disappear to change your life Lana, if you go, go gently Take the photograph, leave the apology [Bridge] At the end of the platform, morning turned the rails to silver She heard the town behind her, smaller with every breath No promise had to follow, no witness had to answer She stepped aboard and let the silence do the rest [Final Chorus] Lana, you can set the old weight down Let the leaving be a kind of homeward sound Keep one window open, keep one light There is more than one way to become alive Lana, if you go, go gently Take the photograph, leave the apology Lana, the world is waiting quietly [Outro] Blue coat by the kitchen door Gone before the morning floor could know