Held in Place (version 2)

Verse

Renter's ink on the kitchen wall

Same four walls where we had it all

You kept the coffee from the first pot

And I held onto every thought

Six months gone and your keys are still here

I never took them though you know they're yours now, dear

The rent is paid but I don't feel so free

Because that's where our laughter used to be

Pre-Chorus

Can you remember the way we used to spin

Right there in those four white rooms within

I'm holding on to nothing but a ghost of what was then

Is it possible for a memory to stay here instead?

Chorus

Held in place by what we had before

Every door still swings open like it's waiting for you at the core

You left but the rent stays paid

And I'm held in place by all that we made

Held in place by what we had before

And maybe someday you'll be walking back through this door

Verse

Your favorite book is on the shelf still

The one with dog-eared pages and a faded smell

I keep it like a promise, though I know it's time to go

Cause every page reminds me of how we used to glow

Your toothbrush stayed in the cup until last week

I think it was hoping that you'd come back for some tea

The walls remember better than I do, it's true

They keep our story written right there for you and me too

Pre-Chorus

Can you remember the way we used to spin

Right there in those four white rooms within

I'm holding on to nothing but a ghost of what was then

Is it possible for a memory to stay here instead?

Chorus

Held in place by what we had before

Every door still swings open like it's waiting for you at the core

You left but the rent stays paid

And I'm held in place by all that we made

Held in place by what we had before

And maybe someday you'll be walking back through this door

Bridge

Maybe holding on is just a way of keeping time

Not really letting go but marking where we were, one line at a time

So keep your toothbrush in the cup if that's what you need to do

Cause I'm not ready to say goodbye yet, and neither are these walls too

Chorus

Held in place by what we had before

Every door still swings open like it's waiting for you at the core

You left but the rent stays paid

And I'm held in place by all that we made

Held in place by what we had before

And maybe someday you'll be walking back through this door