I Stepped Out of the Frame

Verse 1

You left your jacket on the kitchen chair

One loose thread caught in the morning air

I held the sleeve like it could answer back

Then put the coffee cup beside the cracked

Pre-Chorus

I kept the porch light burning for a week

Like a small confession I was too proud to speak

Chorus

I won't carry your name like a stone anymore

I won't sleep with my shoes by the door

If you come back, you'll find the room rearranged

I survived the silence, I stepped out of the frame

Verse 2

Your blue suitcase still leans against the wall

The zipper broke the night we lost it all

I filled the space with books and secondhand wood

Made a little home from what I could

Pre-Chorus

Now every floorboard knows the weight of my feet

And the lock turns easy when I walk down the street

Chorus

I won't carry your name like a stone anymore

I won't sleep with my shoes by the door

If you come back, you'll find the room rearranged

I survived the silence, I stepped out of the frame

Bridge

Let the rain come hard against the glass

Let the old photographs fade in the past

I was waiting for a sign to begin

Then I heard my own voice say, "Walk in"

Final Chorus

I won't carry your name like a stone anymore

I won't sleep with my shoes by the door

If you come back, you'll find the room rearranged

I survived the silence, I stepped out of the frame

I stepped out of the frame

Outro

The porch light's off

The door is mine

I leave the jacket behind