Empty Coffee Mug

[Intro – quiet, longing] Streetlamp glows through cracked window panes Silence hums where your laugh once stayed [Verse 1 – heavy-hearted, nostalgic] I still reach for your side when I wake up Cold sheets stretch where your body was The radio plays that song you used to hum I hit pause before the chorus comes [Chorus – aching, raw] Empty coffee mug on the kitchen shelf Your favorite hoodie hangs by itself Every corner’s got a ghost of you I don’t know how to start something new [Verse 2 – weary, tender] I walk past that park where we used to sit Kids chase kites, but I can’t commit To the quiet days that feel so thin I keep replaying the shape of your grin [Chorus – swelling, desperate] Empty coffee mug, no steam left to find Your old playlist still lives in my mind Every breath I take tastes like goodbye I don’t know how to let you die [Interlude, Instrumental Solo – slow blues guitar riff, mournful] [Verse 3 – fragile, hopeful] I tried to wash your scent off the sheets But it sticks like the memories I keep I found your old ticket stub in my coat My chest tightens, I can’t let go [Chorus – broken, resigned] Empty coffee mug, chipped where you held it I still set a place, even though you’ve left it Every night I talk to the empty room I don’t know how to stop missing you [Bridge – vulnerable, honest] I know I should turn the page, start again But my heart’s still stuck on the “what if” end I don’t want to forget the good we had Even if it’s making me sad [Final Chorus – soft, accepting] Empty coffee mug, I’ll leave it there A quiet mark of the love we shared I’ll learn to breathe without you here But I’ll always keep your memory near [Outro – gentle, fading] Streetlamp dims as the sun comes up I trace the chip on the empty cup