I know when you leave
I can feel it like a hiccup whenever I breathe
Like a little heartstring tugging at my sleeve
Like holiday just lingering in the heat
A shadow in a shadow, out of reach

I can sense it when you're gone
I can tell that time is slower, slight prolonged
Like a little minor note in major songs
And a bitter-sweetness sitting on my tongue
So nothing tastes quite right until you're home

I can tell when you arrive
On a distant shore, in a different type of time
When I'm never quite asleep
It's never light
And there's a glare all else that feels like morning light
I can when you're not here when nothing's right
I can when you're not here when nothing's right