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You Were Awake Too

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[Intro]
You were awake too

[Verse 1]
It's four in the morning and the house has gone quiet
The hallway light is on a crack, the way you left it
She's heavy on my forearm, out cold and breathing slow
And I'm humming that old melody you never gave the words to

[Pre-Chorus]
I close the door so slowly that it doesn't even click
And I stand here in the dark and finally get it

[Chorus]
You were awake too
All those nights I never knew
Same dark room, same tired song
You were standing here all along
You were awake too

[Verse 2]
I used to think you went to bed at nine because you wanted to
I thought the silence in the kitchen meant that nothing hurt you
You sat down on the edge of my bed and never said a word
Now I know that silence was the loudest thing I ever heard

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Twenty-five years and a floorboard in the hall
And I'm saying thank you in a voice too small

[Chorus 2]
You were awake too
All those nights I never knew
Same dark room, same tired song
You were standing here all along
You were awake too

[Breakdown]
You never told me how hard it was
You just left the light on

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
You carried it without a single complaint
You hummed instead of saying you were breaking
And I'm not here to fix it or forgive it
I just want you to know I finally see it

[Final Chorus]
I'm awake too
Standing where you used to
Same dark room, same tired song
I know exactly what you gave up for so long
I'm awake too
I'm awake too

[Outro]
You were awake too

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