Emily

The last day that you were mine, you were leaving

In your dad's car, Emily

And you were trying to fix something you had just broken

I said, "If you need to go, you can leave this with me"

I stared at the hand prints on your bedroom wall

They're ready like mine, to keep you safe from it all

Your brother came home early, he found me crying

It's embarrassing now, when we meet at the bar

And the towns and lights and the arrivals board rearrange

Above the place where you used to wait for me

But nobody searches for my face in the crowd

Since the day you left me, Emily

It's four in the morning, the voices get closer

To my front door, as I finish my drink

If you were still here, maybe you'd try and help me

As I pick broken glass from my hands at the sink

And the towns and lights and the arrivals board rearrange

Above the place where you used to wait for me

But nobody searches for my face in the crowd

Since the day you left me, Emily

The glow of the lamp, there is something that's dying

It's stuck where it is, but it longs to be free

I know where you are, but what would I say?

I'd probably freeze after just "Emily"

And the towns and lights and the arrivals board rearrange

Above the place where you used to wait for me

But nobody searches for my face in the crowd

Since the day you left me, Emily

You can't beat the past

You can't beat the past

You can't beat the past

You can't beat the past

You can't beat the past

You can't beat the past

You can't beat the past

You can't beat the past

You can't beat the past