Receipt from the Night You

Lyrics

[Intro] I kept the receipt from the night you left Folded in my wallet with the words unsaid [Verse 1] Your blue hoodie hangs by the kitchen door Like it still remembers what we argued for I took the long way past your brother’s place Counted every window, never saw your face My phone stays face down beside the sink I know what you’d say before I even think Friends ask if I’m good, I give them something clean Then scrape your name out of the spaces in between [Pre-Chorus] I’m not asking you to come back home I’m just tired of carrying this alone [Chorus] If I break, let it happen where nobody knows Under cheap apartment paint and the hum of the stove I gave you my best, you gave me goodbye Now I wear that silence like a second set of eyes If I break, let it happen, I’ll rebuild slow One small room, one old chair, one place to let go [Verse 2] Found your hair tie in the pocket of my coat A tiny black circle with a whole year in its shape I almost threw it out, then I laughed at myself Funny how a little thing can wreck your mental health I changed the lock, but I kept your key Not for any reason that makes sense to me Maybe I need proof that the door was real Maybe I’m still learning what a closed thing feels [Pre-Chorus] I’m not asking you to come back home I’m just tired of carrying this alone [Chorus] If I break, let it happen where nobody knows Under cheap apartment paint and the hum of the stove I gave you my best, you gave me goodbye Now I wear that silence like a second set of eyes If I break, let it happen, I’ll rebuild slow One small room, one old chair, one place to let go [Bridge] Tomorrow I’ll wash the cup you left upstairs Put the photographs in a box beneath the stairs No grand goodbye, no dramatic scene Just making room for who I’m trying to be [Final Chorus] If I break, let it happen, then I’ll rise on my own With a new lock turning in a house I call home I gave you my best, and I’m taking it back Piece by piece, day by day, I’m filling in the cracks If I break, let it happen, I’ll rebuild slow One small room, one old chair, one place to let go [Outro] I kept the receipt, but I don’t need it now The ink has faded out, and I’m learning how