The velvet curtains are drawn tight
To keep the ghosts out of the light
I’m wearing that dress you used to love
The one that fits me like a glove
But the silk feels cold against my skin
Now that the winter’s settled in
I’m pouring wine for a ghost in the chair
Running my fingers through the empty air.
And the radio’s playing a song from the coast
The kind of melody that hurts the most
I’m humming along just to hear a sound
In this quiet house where the shadows are found.
I’m just a tragic girl in a lonely world
Watching the edges of my heart get curled
I’m a masterpiece that you left behind
A faded memory you’ll never find
It’s a beautiful kind of blue
Doing nothing at all... without you.
I drove past the diner at 3:00 AM
Just to see if the lights were dim
The neon sign is flickering red
Like all the words we never said
I’m a cinematic wreck in a black sedan
Waiting for a touch from a vanished hand
I’ve got your leather jacket on my lap
Falling into a beautiful trap.
I’m just a tragic girl in a lonely world
Watching the edges of my heart get curled
I’m a masterpiece that you left behind
A faded memory you’ll never find
It’s a beautiful kind of blue
Doing nothing at all... without you.
They say the sun comes up eventually...
But I prefer the moon.
It’s more honest.
It doesn’t pretend that everything is okay.
It just watches me... drift.
Without you...
It’s all just static on the screen
Without you...
I’m the saddest girl you’ve ever seen
Just a pale moon rising
In a dark, dark sky
Without you...
