You in Small Ways

Verse 1
You leave your glass half-full on the table
Like you’re coming back for it soon
There’s a crack in the wall by the window
I swear it looks like you

And I don’t mean to read into everything
But you’re in all the in-betweens
Like the pause before someone answers
Or the space in a melody

Pre-Chorus
I don’t say it out loud anymore
But I still think it when I’m bored

Chorus
You come back to me in small ways
In the corners of my days
In the way I turn my head
Like I heard something you said

And it’s quiet, it’s not loud
Just a feeling hanging around
I don’t reach for you like I used to
But you’re still there when I do

Verse 2
There’s a song that you used to play
In your car when we’d drive too fast
I heard it in a grocery store
And it hit me like the past

I didn’t cry, I just stood still
Like my body knew the drill
Like it’s easier to freeze in place
Than admit I still feel

Pre-Chorus
I don’t talk about you anymore
But I haven’t closed that door

Chorus
You come back to me in small ways
In the corners of my days
In the way I check my phone
Like I’m not already alone

And it’s quiet, it’s not loud
Just a shadow in the crowd
I don’t need you like I used to
But I still think that I do

Bridge (soft, almost spoken)
It’s not like before
It’s not all-consuming
It’s just…

You in a color
You in a sound
You in the way I still slow down

Final Chorus (slightly fuller, warm swell)
You come back to me in small ways
In the shape of ordinary days
In the things I never say
But somehow never gave away

And it’s quiet, it’s not loud
Just a soft and steady cloud
I don’t love you like I used to
But I think I still do

Outro (gentle, fading)
Just in small ways
Only in small ways

Indie pop / indie folk with soft grooves, warm guitar, subtle percussion, and intimate conversational vocals