Fingerprints on Every Frame

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your coffee by the window Half a ring around the cup I kept the note beside the keys Though every word was used up The landlord changed the hallway bulbs The mail still knows your name I learned the shape of ordinary After everything changed [Pre-Chorus] I thought the answer would arrive Like a train I could recognize [Chorus] How do I carry what we were Without turning it into a weight? How do I open up the door When I still expect you at the gate? I’m not asking time to take it back I’m asking what remains How do I love the life ahead With your fingerprints on every frame? [Verse 2] Your blue jacket hangs in winter Behind the coat I wear Some things survive by accident Some things survive because they’re there I took the long way past the market Where we argued over pears Now I can hear the traffic changing And I can breathe between the cars [Pre-Chorus] Maybe the answer isn’t found Maybe it’s built from solid ground [Chorus] How do I carry what we were Without turning it into a weight? How do I open up the door When I still expect you at the gate? I’m not asking time to take it back I’m asking what remains How do I love the life ahead With your fingerprints on every frame? [Bridge] I’ll keep the lesson, lose the blame Let the old room keep its name There’s a world beyond the ending And I can meet it unafraid [Final Chorus] Now I can carry what we were Like a letter folded safe I can open up the door And let the morning take its place I’m not asking time to take it back I’m grateful for the change I’ll learn to love the life ahead With your fingerprints fading from the frame [Outro] The cup is gone, the window’s clear I’m still here