What Stays – Lil Vasili

Boxes stacked against the wall Nails still hold the pictures small Dust has settled where you slept Every corner keeps what's left Chorus Curtains breathe without a sound Light moves slow across the ground Some things leave and some remain A house remembers what it can't explain Kitchen table, one chair short Cupboards empty, nothing stored Window open, cold comes in Filling spaces where you've been Chorus Curtains breathe without a sound Light moves slow across the ground Some things leave and some remain A house remembers what it can't explain Lock the door and walk away Keys will rust but walls will stay What was carried out the gate Is not the same as what was left What stays... Is not the weight... What stays... Is just the shape...