You Are Here

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You wake before the morning, hand against the wall Counting every corner, listening for the call The kettle clicks beside you, a small familiar sound You name the room in pieces till your breathing settles down [Pre-Chorus] You don't have to outrun the memory You don't have to make it disappear Put both feet beside the bed Let the present meet you here [Chorus] You are here, you are here With the floor beneath your feet The door is closed, the room is real Your heart can learn to beat Some days the past comes crashing through But it is not the whole of you Take the next breath, make it clear You are here, you are here [Verse 2] A truck rolls down the avenue, your shoulders turn to stone A friend waits by the grocery cart and asks if you can come home You tell them, “Give me one minute,” they don't ask you to explain They stand beside the humming freezer till the color comes again [Pre-Chorus] There is courage in the smallest things A glass of water, curtains drawn Saying what you need out loud Staying till the fear moves on [Chorus] You are here, you are here With the floor beneath your feet The door is closed, the room is real Your heart can learn to beat Some days the past comes crashing through But it is not the whole of you Take the next breath, make it clear You are here, you are here [Bridge] If tonight is hard, turn on the lamp Call somebody who knows your name Let the quiet take its time You are not a wound, you are not the blame And healing isn't a straight white line It bends, it stops, it starts again Every time you choose to stay You give tomorrow room to enter in [Final Chorus] You are here, you are here With the floor beneath your feet The door is closed, the room is real Your heart can learn to beat Some days the past comes crashing through But it is not the whole of you Take the next breath, make it clear You are here, you are here [Outro] The kettle clicks, the curtains move A little morning enters through You are here