Ink and Apricot

[Intro]
[Verse]
Found a yellow slip of paper
Tucked beneath the kitchen vapor
You wrote "milk" and "clover honey"
Back when we had little money
With a tiny cat you drew
Smiling just a bit like you
[Pre-Chorus]
Sun-faded magnet on the door
Shadows stretching on the floor
Dust is dancing in the light
Everything feels almost right
[Chorus]
It’s the small things left behind
Tangled up inside my mind
Like a secret we both knew
When the morning was brand new
Just a quiet, steady hum
Of the people we’ve become
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the light is gold
Stories left untold
In the quiet, in the cold
[Verse]
Half-empty jar of apricot
Sticky on the counter spot
A receipt inside a spine
Marking where you left a line
About a girl who lived in France
Looking for a second chance
[Pre-Chorus]
Quiet pauses in the hall
Writing shadows on the wall
Every echo in the room
Chasing out the winter gloom
[Chorus]
It’s the small things left behind
Tangled up inside my mind
Like a secret we both knew
When the morning was brand new
Just a quiet, steady hum
Of the people we’ve become
[Bridge]
People drift like summer leaves
Caught in heavy cotton sleeves
We don't talk much anymore
Standing by the open door
Holding on to what was small
Before we had to lose it all
[Verse]
I wonder if you still draw cats
On the back of laundromats
Or if you drink your tea with cream
Like a half-forgotten dream
Watching how the seasons change
Everything feels slightly strange
[Chorus]
It’s the small things left behind
Tangled up inside my mind
Like a secret we both knew
When the morning was brand new
Just a quiet, steady hum
Of the people we’ve become
[Outro]