Nobody's Fault

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Verse

The coffee cup sat on the counter's rim (A)
You washed it dry before you left the room (B)
The clock upon the hallway wall ticked slow (A)
I watched the dust settle upon the floor (B)
No shattered glass upon the kitchen tile (A)
No slammed door banging against the frame (B)
Just silence hanging in the kitchen air (A)
A quiet ghost with nothing left to blame (B)

Chorus

We didn't break (A)
We didn't shake (A)
The ground beneath our feet (B)
Is solid wood (B)
The light is bright (C)
The day is light (C)
I can't explain why you're gone (D)
I can't explain the dawn (D)

Verse

Your jacket still hangs by the bedroom door (A)
The zipper pulled down to the very end (B)
The rain was falling on the window pane (A)
I counted every drop up to ten (B)
No angry words were spoken in the hall (A)
No tears were drying on your cheek (B)
Just a simple nod and a closed fist (A)
A lock turning with a heavy click (B)

Chorus

We didn't break (A)
We didn't shake (A)
The ground beneath our feet (B)
Is solid wood (B)
The light is bright (C)
The day is light (C)
I can't explain why you're gone (D)
I can't explain the dawn (D)

Bridge

The silence cuts like a knife of steel (A)
There is no wound to heal or see (B)
I reach out for a hand to hold (A)
But there is only empty space (B)
The morning sun beats on the glass (A)
No reflection in this empty hall (B)
I am standing in the light (A)
With no one left to catch my fall (B)

Chorus

We didn't break (A)
We didn't shake (A)
The ground beneath our feet (B)
Is solid wood (B)
The light is bright (C)
The day is light (C)
I can't explain why you're gone (D)
I can't explain the dawn (D)