Cycles in D Major

[Intro]
[Verse]
Steam clouds the window pane
Mixing with the mountain rain
Dryer spins a heavy load
Thinking 'bout that open road
Faded flannel, navy blue
Still smells a bit like you
I watch the silver drum turn
Watching old memories burn
[Pre-Chorus]
Three years have come and gone
Since you left at early dawn
I didn't say the word
The one you never heard
[Chorus]
This machine cocoa's too sweet
Warmth against the autumn sleet
You’re a thousand miles away
In a different kind of day
I’m just watching colors fade
In the choices that we made
Yeah, the choices that we made
[Post-Chorus]
It’s a soft goodbye
Under a heavy sky
No need to wonder why
[Verse]
Crumpled postcard in my hand
From a distant, sun-soaked land
Tucked inside my denim fold
Keeping out the morning cold
Ink is smudged and edges torn
Like a sweater newly worn
You found a place to breathe
I found a reason not to leave
[Pre-Chorus]
Three years have come and gone
Since you left at early dawn
I didn't say the word
The one you never heard
[Chorus]
This machine cocoa's too sweet
Warmth against the autumn sleet
You’re a thousand miles away
In a different kind of day
I’m just watching colors fade
In the choices that we made
Yeah, the choices that we made
[Bridge]
It wasn't love, not that kind
Just two souls with one mind
A quiet bond, a steady beat
Walking down a snowy street
I let the silence grow
And watched my best friend go
Without a single sound
On this hollow ground
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
The cycle ends with a click
The silence here is getting thick
I fold the laundry, stack it neat
Take my sugar to the street
No sharp grief, no sudden cry
Just an unspoken goodbye
Mountain peaks are turning white
In the fading afternoon light
[Chorus]
This machine cocoa's too sweet
Warmth against the autumn sleet
You’re a thousand miles away
In a different kind of day
I’m just watching colors fade
In the choices that we made
Yeah, the choices that we made
[Post-Chorus]
It’s a soft goodbye
Under a heavy sky
No need to wonder why
[Outro]