Lyrics
Verse 1
You’re sitting right beside meYour coffee’s going coldYou nod at what I’m sayingBut your eyes are down the roadThere’s a jacket on the chairbackA key ring in your handYou haven’t said you’re leavingBut I know where you stand
Pre‑Chorus
You laugh a half-second lateLike you’re already goneI’m talking to your shoulderWhile your mind moves on
Chorus
You’re here, but you left me somewhereBetween the kitchen and the carI can feel the empty distanceEven with your hand in mineYou’re breathing in this room, dearBut you’re nowhere I can reachI’m sitting next to somebodyWho’s already left me
Verse 2
You ask me if I’m tiredI say, “A little bit”You stare into your phone screenLike there’s a life inside of itThe television’s talkingA blue light cuts the wallI keep waiting for your footstepsThat never start at all
Pre‑Chorus
You say we’ll talk tomorrowIn that careful borrowed toneLike tomorrow is a suitcaseAnd you’ve packed it on your own
Chorus
You’re here, but you left me somewhereBetween the kitchen and the carI can feel the empty distanceEven with your hand in mineYou’re breathing in this room, dearBut you’re nowhere I can reachI’m sitting next to somebodyWho’s already left me
Bridge
If you’re gonna go, go honestDon’t make me beg the truthDon’t leave your body in the doorwayAnd take the rest of youI’d rather hear the screen doorThan this quiet dressed as peaceI can survive a goodbyeI can’t survive you leaving by degrees
Final Chorus
You’re here, but you left me somewhereBetween the kitchen and the carNow the silence has a shape, loveAnd it’s standing where you areYou’re breathing in this room, dearBut you’re nowhere I can reachI’m sitting next to somebodyWho’s already left meYeah, I’m sitting next to somebodyWho’s already left me
Outro
Your coffee’s cold beside meThe room knows what you won’t sayYou’re sitting right beside meAnd you’re already away