The Blue Coat

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your blue coat on the chair A silver button caught the light I kept the kettle warm too long As if you'd walk back in tonight [Verse 2] The note you folded by the sink Still bears the crease from your hand You wrote, “I need a different life” I read it till I understand [Pre-Chorus] [Male] Tell me, was there something I could save? [Female] You held on hard, but love can’t live in a cage [Chorus] [Male] We were a room with one door closing [Female] Two hearts that couldn’t share the key [Male] I still reach across the table [Female] For the place you left beside me [Duet] If love was real, why did it break? If love was real, why couldn’t we stay? [Verse 3] [Female] Your old records sleep in boxes I know each crackle, every side [Male] I kept the one you used to hum to Though I don’t play it now at night [Pre-Chorus] [Female] I won’t make a villain of your name [Male] I won’t pretend I didn’t change [Chorus] [Male] We were a room with one door closing [Female] Two hearts that couldn’t share the key [Male] I still reach across the table [Female] For the place you left beside me [Duet] If love was real, why did it break? If love was real, why couldn’t we stay? [Bridge] [Male] I’ll leave the blue coat where it is [Female] I’ll take the road I couldn’t take [Male] Some promises were true at first [Female] And still became too much to save [Final Chorus] [Duet] We were a room with one door closing Two hearts that couldn’t share the key I won’t reach across the table You can keep the space beside me If love was real, it leaves a trace Not every trace means we should stay [Outro] [Female] The kettle’s cold, the room is still [Male] I fold your note and let it be