The Quiet Stitches

[Intro]
[Verse]
The gate has lost its latch
The garden’s a wild patch
I step across the floor
And open up the door
The salt is in the air
I find you everywhere
[Pre-Chorus]
The dust is dancing in the light
A soft and steady kind of sight
It isn't heavy like a stone
It feels like what I've known
[Chorus]
It’s in the chipped edge of the cup
The way the morning wakes us up
It’s in the linen faded blue
The quiet parts of you
No grand or golden speech
Just everything in reach
[Post-Chorus]
The salt is on the sea
You're looking after me
A honey-colored tea
Is all I need to be
[Break]
[Verse]
The kettle starts to hum
The silver in your thumb
From needles clicking fast
A rhythm built to last
The tea is Earl Grey
Like every other day
[Pre-Chorus]
I touch the table where you sat
I pet the sleeping ginger cat
The grief is not a sudden storm
It’s keeping me quite warm
[Chorus]
It’s in the chipped edge of the cup
The way the morning wakes us up
It’s in the linen faded blue
The quiet parts of you
No grand or golden speech
Just everything in reach
[Bridge]
The scarf is halfway done
Waiting for the sun
The yarn is soft and grey
You simply went away
But the stitch is held in place
Like the lines upon your face
[Verse]
I sit in your old chair
The wind is in my hair
I see the way you cared
In every meal we shared
It wasn't in the tears
But through the steady years
The polish on the wood
Is finally understood
[Chorus]
It’s in the chipped edge of the cup
The way the morning wakes us up
It’s in the linen faded blue
The quiet parts of you
No grand or golden speech
Just everything in reach
[Post-Chorus]
The salt is on the sea
You're looking after me
A honey-colored tea
Is all I need to be
[Outro]