The Room Is Still

Lyrics

[Verse 1] We built a house from someday plans, Your name tucked gently in my hands. I woke alone; the room was still, And all our vows dissolved at will. [Pre-Chorus] I wanted you for every year, The kind of love that outlives fear. [Chorus] I wished and wished until my voice ran thin, For the love we promised to begin. Two hearts held fast against the years, Now only morning finds me here. Love can turn; good hearts can bruise, So I’ll say goodbye before I lose The little strength I have to leave— Though some part still believes. [Verse 2] I can’t keep meeting you each day, And act as if we’re still okay. The sky stays quiet when I plead; It gives no sign, no answer, no relief. [Pre-Chorus] I wanted you for every year, I meant it then; I mean it here. [Chorus] I wished and wished until my voice ran thin, For the love we promised to begin. Two hearts held fast against the years, Now only morning finds me here. Love can turn; good hearts can bruise, So I’ll say goodbye before I lose The little strength I have to leave— Though some part still believes. [Bridge] Maybe we were true for a little while, A borrowed home, a borrowed smile. I won’t call the tenderness a lie, But I can’t live inside goodbye. [Final Chorus] I wished and wished; the sky stayed still, And morning came against my will. We dreamed of love beyond our years, I’m letting go through all these tears. Love can turn; good hearts can bruise, And I have one last choice to choose: I’ll say goodbye, though part of me Still dreams of what we couldn’t be. [Outro] The room is still. The day begins. I close the door and let you in— No longer.