[Verse 1]
Dust in my teeth
Smoke in my lungs
Your picture in my pocket
Folded corners
Worn and soft
Street sign bent
Name half gone
I trace it with my fingers
Like I’m reading you in braille
Shoes in the road
One red
One blue
Did they fit you this morning
When you laughed about the time
[Chorus]
I’m calling your names through the broken air
Layla
Sami
Where are you
Every stone I turn is a silent prayer
I won’t leave this ground without you
I won’t leave this ground without you
[Verse 2]
Walls peeled back
Rooms split open
Our table on its side
Plates buried in the gray
Your cup still warm
Under shattered glass
I tip it
Watch the water
Disappear into the cracks
A hand sticks out
From a curtain of wire
I swear it’s yours
I swear it
Till I see the wedding band
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Sirens far off
[low vocal register] Someone shouting names
I answer to each one
Just in case it’s you
My throat is stone
My hands are shaking dust
But I keep digging
Digging
Till my fingers learn the truth
[Chorus]
[Outro]
When the sky goes quiet
And the engines fade
I’ll count you in the dark
By the beat of my own heart