Empty Coffee Cup

[Intro – soft fingerpicked acoustic guitar, quiet room ambience] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – gentle guitar arpeggios, hushed vocals] Your hoodie’s still hanging on the door The clock ticks like it’s keeping score I left the coffee pot on again Hoping the steam might bring you back then [Pre-Chorus – slightly louder guitar strums, tightening tension] The sheets still smell like your shampoo I keep pretending I don’t know it’s you That I’m talking to when I mumble goodnight To the empty side of the bed tonight [Chorus – full acoustic strums, vulnerable vocals] Empty coffee cup on the countertop Your favorite song still stuck on repeat, stop I can’t erase the way you laughed when you lied I still reach for you when I close my eyes Empty coffee cup, empty room I’m still waiting for a text that won’t come soon I know you’re gone but I can’t let go Of the ghost that’s been living in my home [Verse 2 – softer guitar, trembling vocals] I found your old key in my jacket pocket I traced the edges till my fingers locked it I still buy your favorite cereal brand Even though I know you won’t demand A bowl before you head out the door Like you did every single morning before [Pre-Chorus – building guitar intensity, cracking vocals] The radio plays our song again I turn it off but the melody won’t end I still set two plates at the dinner table Even though I know I’m able To eat alone, but I don’t want to I’m still stuck on the last time I saw you [Chorus – layered acoustic guitar, raw emotional vocals] Empty coffee cup on the countertop Your favorite song still stuck on repeat, stop I can’t erase the way you laughed when you lied I still reach for you when I close my eyes Empty coffee cup, empty room I’m still waiting for a text that won’t come soon I know you’re gone but I can’t let go Of the ghost that’s been living in my home [Bridge – sparse single-note guitar, whisper-soft vocals] I finally washed your hoodie today The scent faded, just like the words you’d say I put the key in the junk drawer, locked it tight Maybe tonight I’ll sleep through the night [Solo – delicate acoustic guitar fingerpicking, slow and mournful] (Instrumental Solo) [Final Chorus – stripped-back guitar, broken vocals] Empty coffee cup on the countertop I turned the song off, finally made it stop I can still hear you laugh when you lied I still reach for you when I close my eyes Empty coffee cup, empty room I stopped waiting for that text, finally came to I know you’re gone and I have to let go Of the ghost that’s been living in my home [Outro – fading guitar strums, quiet exhale] The coffee’s cold, the day is done I’m finally starting to feel the sun