[Verse 1] The chair still holds your shape A ghost in cushion space My coffee tastes too light Without your morning fight The streetlight paints your name On every windowpane Then washes it away With the coming of the day [Chorus 1] You're the static on the line The unfinished second line The echo in the hall That never answers back at all You're the bookmark left behind In a story of another kind The shadow on the wall That doesn't move at all [Verse 2] I keep your favorite mug Handle facing outwards A pointless little tug On memory's loose threads The radio plays our song But gets the timing wrong The beat comes in too late Just like our final date [Chorus 2] You're the static on the line The unfinished second line The echo in the hall That never answers back at all You're the bookmark left behind In a story of another kind The shadow on the wall That doesn't move at all [Bridge] Sometimes in a crowded room I catch a scent that might be you A turn of phrase, a certain blue And for a second... it feels true [Instrumental Break] [Final Chorus] You're the static on the line The unfinished second line The echo in the hall That never answers back at all You're the bookmark left behind In a story of another kind The shadow on the wall... I still talk to, after all. [Outro]