The Garden Comes Back

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your key beside the bowl And took the blue coat from the hall I stood where your goodbye had been Listening to the pipes begin [Verse 2] For weeks I let the curtains stay Half-closed against the middle day Then Mrs. Alvarez brought a pie And said, “Come sit outside awhile” [Pre-Chorus] So I washed the cups, I opened up the blinds Put both feet on the floor and gave myself some time [Chorus] I was left with a house and a name With a heart that still trembled the same But I learned how to carry the weight I learned how to choose what could stay Now the garden comes back where the frost used to be And the woman who’s standing here belongs to me [Verse 3] I found a job at the corner shop Learned every face and every stop I painted the kitchen a soft green shade And planted rosemary by the gate [Pre-Chorus] Some nights the old hurt knocks like rain against the glass I let it speak, then let it pass [Chorus] I was left with a house and a name With a heart that still trembled the same But I learned how to carry the weight I learned how to choose what could stay Now the garden comes back where the frost used to be And the woman who’s standing here belongs to me [Bridge] No grand rescue, no sudden sign Just one small promise kept at a time A paid bill, a key turned slow A seedling reaching where I let it grow [Final Chorus] I was left, but I wasn’t erased I made room for my own kind of grace I can carry the past without letting it lead I can give my own heart what it needs Now the garden comes back, and the whole yard can see The woman who’s standing here belongs to me [Outro] The key is mine, the door swings wide I breathe in deep and step outside