A Coat Left on a Chair

[Intro]

I woke up and the sky was black

Rain on the window, nothing on the TV

Same four walls, same empty room

Same feeling sitting right next to me

[Verse 1]

That stupid alarm went off again

Same stupid sound at the same stupid time

I stared at the ceiling for a minute

Wondering why I even bother getting up

[Pre-Chorus]

The kettle clicks, the hallway waits

I pull on yesterday's clothes

Every little thing is in its place

Except the part of me that knows

[Chorus]

I keep moving through the morning

Like a coat left on a chair

Everybody calls it living

I just happen to be there

If you ask me how I'm doing

I'll say fine and look away

Then count the hours till the dark comes back

And starts another day

[Verse 2]

A cold cup sweating on the table

Unread messages beneath the screen

I hear the neighbors start their engines

And wonder what their lives must mean

[Pre-Chorus]

The kettle clicks, the hallway waits

I pull on yesterday's clothes

Every little thing is in its place

Except the part of me that knows

[Chorus]

I keep moving through the morning

Like a coat left on a chair

Everybody calls it living

I just happen to be there

If you ask me how I'm doing

I'll say fine and look away

Then count the hours till the dark comes back

And starts another day

[Bridge]

Maybe somewhere past the weather

There's a door I haven't tried

Maybe I could leave it open

Just a little, just tonight

[Final Chorus]

I keep moving through the morning

But the room feels less like stone

There is something in the silence

That is asking me to hold on

That is asking me to hold on

If you ask me how I'm doing

I might tell you something true

I am tired of waiting for the dark

So I'm waiting here with you

[Outro]

Rain keeps tapping at the window

But I don't turn the morning off