Quiet Seat Beside Me

Verse 1 The apartment’s dim, just the hallway glow I’m on the edge of my bed in a clean t-shirt Socks kicked off somewhere, I’ll find them tomorrow There’s a glass of water I keep not drinking My keys are on the table, too loud when I dropped them I set my phone to silent, then flip it back over Not waiting for anything, not exactly I just like knowing the screen could light up I should be tired, and I am But my head keeps opening the same door I catch myself practicing what I’d say to you Like you’re leaning on the frame, half-smiling I breathe out slow and stare at the ceiling line The building makes those small night sounds And for no reason, my whole chest softens Because you’re there in it, even now Hook I save you a seat beside my thoughts Not dramatic, it’s just where you land Even if we don’t speak tonight I still feel you in the way I’m calm I don’t chase it, I don’t force a sign I just let you stay, gentle and close If the night gets heavy, you make it light I save you a seat beside my thoughts Verse 2 I keep thinking about that evening in your kitchen No plan, just hungry and kinda quiet You were barefoot, hair still damp from a shower I sat on the counter like I didn’t know what to do with my hands You put on water, and the kettle clicked off Then you forgot it, mid-story, because you were laughing I handed you a mug that was too hot You made that little hiss sound, shaking your fingers We ate something simple, standing up A bite for me, a bite for you, back and forth Then your shoulder leaned into mine, almost by accident And you didn’t move away after You pointed at a tiny scratch on your table Like it was the funniest thing in the world I watched you talk and felt my face go warm And I didn’t fix it, I just let it happen Hook I save you a seat beside my thoughts Not dramatic, it’s just where you land Even if we don’t speak tonight I still feel you in the way I’m calm I don’t chase it, I don’t force a sign I just let you stay, gentle and close If the night gets heavy, you make it light I save you a seat beside my thoughts Verse 3 It’s weird, the way it shows up in normal stuff Like folding a shirt and stopping mid-fold Because I want to tell you about nothing A small win, a strange dream, a sound I heard outside I used to keep my days packed tight So I wouldn’t notice what I needed Now there’s this space that only you fit in And it’s not empty, it’s… honest I find myself listening for your footsteps Even when I know you’re not coming over My body still does it anyway Like it learned you without asking me first And I don’t feel scared of that like I thought I would I feel steady, which is new for me I catch my reflection in the dark window And I look softer than I used to Hook I save you a seat beside my thoughts Not dramatic, it’s just where you land Even if we don’t speak tonight I still feel you in the way I’m calm I don’t chase it, I don’t force a sign I just let you stay, gentle and close If the night gets heavy, you make it light I save you a seat beside my thoughts Verse 4 So here it is, small and real No big moment, no perfect timing Just me, hair messy, standing in my own quiet With the sink light off and the room breathing I don’t need to label it out loud But I’m done pretending I’m untouched Because when you’re kind to me I don’t flinch or joke it away anymore I let it land, I let it matter I let myself want you, plainly If you knocked right now, I’d answer Not to be rescued, not for a scene Just to sit close and feel normal again To share the hush, to share the air And if love is something I grow into slowly Then I think I’m already there Hook I save you a seat beside my thoughts Not dramatic, it’s just where you land Even if we don’t speak tonight I still feel you in the way I’m calm I don’t chase it, I don’t force a sign I just let you stay, gentle and close If the night gets heavy, you make it light I save you a seat beside my thoughts I save you a seat beside my thoughts Not dramatic, it’s just where you land Even if we don’t speak tonight I still feel you in the way I’m calm I don’t chase it, I don’t force a sign I just let you stay, gentle and close If the night gets heavy, you make it light I save you a seat beside my thoughts