A Little Light In

[Verse 1] There’s a cup beside the kettle That I haven’t washed in days And a stripe of morning sunlight Where your shoes once used to stay I put water on for coffee Let it boil and watched the steam For a moment I was standing In a room instead of a memory [Pre-Chorus] I nearly closed the curtains When the daylight touched the floor Then I left my hand beside them I could leave them open more [Chorus] I’m letting a little light in Just enough to see this room There are things I need to live with There are things I need to do I can miss you through the morning And still make something to eat I’m letting a little light in Let it find a place in me [Verse 2] I went out to buy some bread With my keys held in my fist Had to stop beside the doorway For a breath before I did At the counter someone asked me If I’d had a busy day I said, “No, it’s been a hard one” And let the answer stay [Pre-Chorus] Nothing happened when I said it No one turned and walked away I took my change and thanked her Then stepped outside again [Chorus] I’m letting a little light in Just enough to see this room There are things I need to live with There are things I need to do I can miss you through the morning And still make something to eat I’m letting a little light in Let it find a place in me [Violin Interlude] [Bridge] There are words I cannot take back There are questions you may keep I won’t send another promise Just because I cannot sleep I wrote down what I was feeling Without asking you to read And I left an empty line there For something else I might need [Breakdown] Tonight may still be difficult I may cry beside the sink But the cup is clean and drying And there’s water left to drink [Final Chorus] I’m letting a little light in Now it reaches down the hall I can see the dust around me I can hear the neighbours talk I still wish that you were with me There’s no easy end to grief But I opened up the curtains And I made a place to breathe I’m letting a little light in I don’t need to know what’s next There is bread upon the table There’s a day I haven’t spent If the evening brings the silence I’ll remember what I did When the morning felt impossible I let a little light in [Outro] I leave the curtains open As the daylight starts to thin Tomorrow, when I wake here I’ll let a little light in