Learning How to Leave the Room

R&B, calm, sad, relaxed tempo (~90 BPM), acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, bass guitar, synthesizer, saxophone

[Verse 1] Your blue mug’s still beside the sink The crack you made with your thumbnail shows I turn it over when I’m washing up Like that could change the way this goes [Pre-Chorus] You left your key beneath the plant The one we never learned to keep alive I tell myself I’m doing fine Then catch your name on the grocery line [Chorus] I’m learning how to leave the room Without looking back to see if you’re there I’m learning how to make a night Without your coat hung on the chair But every little thing stays true The cup, the key, the space you knew I’m learning how to live alone I’m not there yet, but I’m getting close [Verse 2] The corner shop still saves your bread The old cashier asks if you’re away I give the answer that I practiced And carry both our names all day [Pre-Chorus] Your half of the closet’s gone One pale rectangle on the wall I thought that empty space would help It only makes the room feel small [Chorus] I’m learning how to leave the room Without looking back to see if you’re there I’m learning how to make a night Without your coat hung on the chair But every little thing stays true The cup, the key, the space you knew I’m learning how to live alone I’m not there yet, but I’m getting close [Bridge] If you call, I might still answer That’s the truth I keep tucked away Not because I want the hurt back Just because I miss the ordinary days [Chorus] I’m learning how to leave the room Without looking back to see if you’re there I’m learning how to make a night Without your coat hung on the chair And every little thing stays true The cup, the key, the space you knew I’m learning how to live alone I’m not there yet, but I’m getting close [Outro] The mug is dry, the key is gone The room is quiet, morning comes I’m not there yet, but I’m getting close