Where You Left the Light On

[Intro – soft inhale, vinyl hush]
Hey…
I made it home.
[Verse 1]
Your place still lives in my reflection,
Lipstick faded, hair undone.
I keep replaying how you looked at me
Like I was already someone.
You offered me the last blanket,
Said you didn’t mind the cold.
But I felt the warmth in the way you care—
Something I’ve been missing for so long.
[Pre-Chorus]
You didn’t ask me where this goes,
Didn’t try to pull too hard.
That’s what made me feel safe enough
To give you my guarded heart.
[Chorus]
I don’t know what this turns into,
But I know how it feels with you.
Like breathing easier than before,
Like finding home in someone’s door.
You didn’t promise me the sky,
Just stayed and looked me in the eyes.
Somehow that meant everything.
[Post-Chorus – soft hums]
Mm… yeah.
[Verse 2]
I noticed your hands were shaking
When you reached for mine.
Guess we’re both pretending
We’re not crossing lines.
You said, “Text me when you’re home,”
Like it mattered to you.
I smiled the whole way back,
‘Cause it did—I felt it too.
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve been hurt by almosts,
By words that faded fast.
But you felt like someone
Who wouldn’t make me outrun my past.
[Chorus]
I don’t know what this turns into,
But I know I feel seen by you.
Like every scar makes sense somehow,
Like I’m allowed to want this now.
You didn’t say you’d never leave,
You just stayed when you could leave.
Somehow that meant everything.
[Bridge – quiet, intimate]
If you’re wondering if I felt it too,
If this was just one-sided truth—
I carried your warmth all the way home,
And it’s still here in this room.
[Final Chorus]
So if you’re lying there awake,
Thinking maybe you misread the way
I leaned into your heartbeat slow—
Just know…
I hope we get another night
Where nothing needs to be defined.
If this is the start of something real,
I’m not afraid of how it feels.
[Outro – fade, snaps dissolve]
You left the light on…
I saw it.

Modern R&B, 70 BPM, pillowy 808, muted guitar, gentle finger-snaps, breathy cozy vocals, female vocal.