Your Side Of The Closet

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Verse

The brass hook hangs like a quiet wire (A)
Holding dust where the wool used to be (B)
I ironed linen at the turn of the clock (A)
While the shadow stayed steady and free (B)
The fabric felt cool against my hand (C)
A ghost of a weight on the wooden rail (D)
I folded the cuffs with a careful stare (C)
Leaving the empty space off the wall (D)

Chorus

Leave the hook where the light breaks through (A)
For the coat that you never found (B)
It breathes in the gap, it holds the view (A)
Of the house that has settled down (B)
Don't push it aside, don't move it near (C)
It keeps the doorframe from looking bare (C)
A hollow that hums a familiar sound (D)
In the quiet of the afternoon (D)

Verse

The rug has a line where the heel has worn (A)
A map of the steps that we stopped taking (B)
I pour the tea for one, let the steam rise (A)
While the afternoon rests on my liking (B)
The pocket has lost its deep cotton shape (C)
The button is loose on the dark blue sleeve (D)
I button it shut, I don't check the tag (C)
Just let the chair hold the space that I leave (D)

Chorus

Leave the hook where the light breaks through (A)
For the coat that you never found (B)
It breathes in the gap, it holds the view (A)
Of the house that has settled down (B)
Don't push it aside, don't move it near (C)
It keeps the doorframe from looking bare (C)
A hollow that hums a familiar sound (D)
In the quiet of the afternoon (D)

Bridge

Not a place for new clothes to land (A)
But a pause in the line of the day (B)
I trace the wood with a resting hand (A)
And the silence grows soft in the bay (B)

Outro

The hook stays there (A)
In the pale light (B)
The hook stays there (A)
It is all right (B)