Too Much Silence V2

Too Much Silence

I made two cups of coffee,
But one got cold again.
Your seat across the table
Is quiet like the end.
I stare out through the window,
Like maybe you’ll come back,
But the wind just shakes the curtains,
And the sky is turning black.

Everyone says, "Time will heal you,"
But they don’t sleep inside my chest.
They don’t hear the echoes
Of your name beneath my breath.

There's too much silence in this house,
Too many things we don’t talk about.
I still wait for your footsteps down the hall,
But they never come at all.
I cry in corners you used to be,
Hold on to air like it's holding me.
And I don’t know how to move on now…
There's just too much silence,
Too much silence now.

Your sweater’s on the hanger,
Still smells like your perfume.
I open doors I shouldn’t,
Just to feel close to you.
I tried to laugh at something,
But it caught inside my throat.
There’s no one left to hear me,
So I talk to your old coat.

They say grief is just love
With nowhere to go,
So I write you poems
That no one will know.

There's too much silence in this bed,
Your pillow still cradles your head.
I reach out like you might still be there,
But there's only cold, empty air.
I cry in songs I never play,
Save your voice in my phone just in case…
And I don’t know how to move on now…
There’s just too much silence,
Too much silence now.

If I could hear you just once more,
I’d say the words I should’ve before.
But now this silence holds your name,
And I’m left here, breaking all the same.

Too much silence in this heart,
It’s tearing everything apart.
I still wait for your footsteps down the hall…
But they never come at all.
And I cry in rooms you made feel bright,
Now they just swallow all the light.
And I don’t know how to move on now…
There’s just too much silence.
Too much silence now.