The Day the Light Went Missing

Verse 1: The house was louder than it should’ve been Every sound too sharp, too clear I remember standing in the kitchen Thinking, “Why does everything feel weird?” Verse 2: Your chair was pushed in like always Your coat still hanging by the door Nothing looked the way it shouldn’t But I couldn’t breathe like before Pre-Chorus: I don’t know how the world kept turning When something in it disappeared Chorus: It was the day the light went missing Didn’t go out, just slipped away I kept waiting for it to come back Like it always used to do that way I smiled when people asked me how I’d been Said I was fine, said I was okay But something changed without permission The day the light went missing Verse 3: I answered calls, I said the right things I nodded when I had to nod Everyone kept saying time would help But time just felt so wrong Pre-Chorus: It’s strange the things you notice When the world feels slightly off Chorus: It was the day the light went missing Didn’t crash, didn’t fall apart Just left a shadow in the corners Of every room and every heart I kept moving like I always did Kept every promise I could keep But something changed without permission The day the light went missing Bridge: I haven’t said it out loud yet I don’t know if I can If I name it, it feels final And I’m not ready for that Final Chorus: It was the day the light went missing And I’m still standing in its place Trying to remember how it felt To be held in that kind of grace I know I’ll learn to say it someday I know I’ll learn to be okay But something changed without permission The day the light went missing Outro: I’m still looking for the light Even when I know its name