One Blank Square

[Verse 1]
I said yes in the hallway, yes on the phone
Left my coat at your place, took the long way home
Two plans in my pocket, three names on my screen
I kept every promise but misplaced the in-between

[Pre-Chorus]
If I stop being useful, what stays?
If I turn off the calendar, what remains?

[Chorus]
I’ve given my hours away like loose change
Kept all the pieces, but I don’t know my shape
Tell me what moves me when nobody calls
What do I reach for when I’m not needed at all?
I want to find the part of me I can’t lend
A small true answer I can keep for myself again

[Verse 2]
Your launch, their late train, the notes for my own song
I watered every garden till my window box was gone
I know how you take your tea, how she hates the cold
Can’t name the thing I wanted before I learned to hold

[Pre-Chorus]
So I leave one blank square on the page
No appointment, no rescue, no borrowed name

[Chorus]
I’ve given my hours away like loose change
Kept all the pieces, but I don’t know my shape
Tell me what moves me when nobody calls
What do I reach for when I’m not needed at all?
I want to find the part of me I can’t lend
A small true answer I can keep for myself again

[Bridge]
Maybe it’s the first cup left to cool
The half-read book, the afternoon unruled
Maybe the spark was never loud or grand
Just one honest want I can hold in my hand

[Final Chorus]
I’ve given my hours away like loose change
Now I’m gathering the pieces, learning my shape
I’ll listen for what moves me when nobody calls
I’ll make a little room that belongs to me after all
I found a part of me I don’t have to lend
A small true answer I can keep, and begin again

[Outro]
One blank square, one open day
I’m still here; I can hear what I say