The Part That Loved You

Lyrics

[Verse 1] She keeps a blue glass jar above the sink With little storms that never spill or shrink Says, “Hold this close when winter takes the town” Then turns away before I ask her how I found the silver marks beneath her sleeve A map of every place I used to dream She kissed my forehead, called me by her name And in the kitchen every mirror changed [Pre-Chorus] There’s a second heartbeat in the walls tonight Counting all the years she borrowed from the sky [Chorus] Mother, why do my hands look like yours? Why does my voice fit the room next door? You pulled me down from a far-off flame And gave me your eyes, your blood, your name If I’m your secret, let me be your truth I’m not afraid of the stars in you Mother, hold me like you always do I was made from the part that loved you [Verse 2] She showed me photographs with faces blurred A child of light without a single word “Some things,” she said, “are safer left unknown” While constellations bloomed beneath her phone At seventeen, I saw the bedroom floor Lift like a tide beneath the dresser door She didn’t run; she only touched my cheek And all the planets bent their knees to speak [Pre-Chorus] “You were lonely,” she said, “before you came to me So I made a little life from what I couldn’t keep” [Chorus] Mother, why do my hands look like yours? Why does my voice fit the room next door? You pulled me down from a far-off flame And gave me your eyes, your blood, your name If I’m your secret, let me be your truth I’m not afraid of the stars in you Mother, hold me like you always do I was made from the part that loved you [Bridge] I could leave this house and chase the edge of space But every road would carry your face No blood test, no heaven, no cosmic decree Could tell me what your love already made me [Final Chorus] Mother, now I know why my hands look like yours Why my voice finds the room next door You pulled me down from a far-off flame Then taught me how to answer to my name I’m not your copy, I’m your living proof A little universe you brought into the blue Mother, hold me like I always knew I was made from the part that loved you [Outro] She keeps the blue glass jar above the sink I let it storm, and watch the whole room blink