That Kind of Misery

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I kept your chipped blue mug Behind the flour tin Some mornings I still reach for it Before I remember when The radiator knocks twice Like it did that winter through I used to hate that little sound Now I let it carry you [Pre-Chorus] I know we were no good I know what we became Still, some part of me goes looking For the ache that knew my name [Chorus] I miss that kind of misery The familiar way it held me Every bad night had a reason Every silence had your shape I don’t want the door to open I don’t want us back again But I miss that kind of misery More than I can explain [Verse 2] Your old coat’s gone from the hallway The hook still bends a little low I fixed the kitchen drawer last Sunday It slides too smoothly now And when the rain gets in the window I don’t curse the draft anymore I just stand there with a dish towel By the place you used to sit before [Pre-Chorus] I know we were no good I know the cost by heart Still, peace is such a quiet room When you’ve lived inside the storm [Chorus] I miss that kind of misery The familiar way it held me Every bad night had a reason Every silence had your shape I don’t want the door to open I don’t want us back again But I miss that kind of misery More than I can explain [Bridge] Maybe I miss being certain Even when the certainty was pain Maybe I miss the easy answer Of who to blame So I leave the mug behind the flour Let the radiator complain Some things don’t come back better Some things just leave a stain [Final Chorus] I miss that kind of misery The familiar way it held me Every bad night had a reason Every silence had your shape I don’t want the door to open I won’t ask you back again But I miss that kind of misery And I’m learning where it ends [Outro] The mug stays where you left it The morning comes in plain