I’m Just the Shell

[Verse 1]
I spent my yes on borrowed names,
Made every promise sound like home.
Then you arrived without a warning,
And I was bound to what I’d sworn.

[Pre-Chorus]
Now every door remembers me,
Every key turns in the wrong.

[Chorus]
I found you late, I found you late,
With half a heart behind the gate.
I’m just the shell of who you could have had,
I’m sorry, love—I’ll give you what I have.
Every morsel left, every breath I save,
If I ever reach you through this box I made.
I found you late, I found you late,
And watch the life we might have had escape.

[Verse 2]
I see your hand pull back from mine,
Not from a lack of wanting to.
I filled my pockets up with promises,
Now none of them can carry me to you.

[Bridge]
I gave away the living parts,
Kept the outline, kept the name.
If there’s a road that leads to you,
I’ll bring what’s left, though it’s not the same.

[Final Chorus]
I found you late, I found you late,
With half a heart behind the gate.
I’m just the shell of who you could have had,
I’m sorry, love—I’ll give you what I have.
Every morsel left, every breath I save,
If I ever reach you through this box I made.
I found you late, I found you late,
And watch the life we might have had escape.

[Outro]
If I ever get to you,
I’ll give you what is left.