Walter Hugh Sinclair

[Verse 1] There’s a red scarf on the chair Still folded like you left it there Your tea ring rests on the wood And every room remembers good You laughed with both hands open wide Made even grief step back outside Now the rain taps on the pane And I still say your name [Pre-Chorus] We keep the chair by the window We keep the flowers in line We keep your stories moving Like they’re still alive [Chorus] We carry you home We carry you home In the bread, in the light In the names that we know We carry you home We carry you home You’re gone from the room But you’re not from our soul [Verse 2] Your blue coat hangs by the door Where you’d be late and smiling more You’d say, “Don’t waste a single day” Then you’d make us all obey There’s soup on the stove again And your old songs on the wind We miss the weight of your hand But we still understand [Pre-Chorus] We keep the chair by the window We keep the flowers in line We keep your stories moving Like they’re still alive [Chorus] We carry you home We carry you home In the bread, in the light In the names that we know We carry you home We carry you home You’re gone from the room But you’re not from our soul [Bridge] If love could build a bridge It would reach where you are Over every hard goodbye Over every scar So we speak your name slowly Like a prayer, like a song And the house learns your shape Even after you’re gone [Final Chorus] We carry you home We carry you home In the bread, in the light In the names that we know We carry you home We carry you home You’re gone from the room But you’re not from our soul We carry you home We carry you home Red scarf on the chair And your love in our bones