we both know (it hurts)

Your toothbrush's still
In the same old cup
I keep walking past it
But I don't pick it up
Our coffee mugs holding
Dust and air
I still set two plates
Like you'll be there

It hurts
But we both know
This is where the story has to go
I'm clinging to the ghost of us
But my hands won't close
It hurts
But we both know
Staying would just scrape the soul
So I'm learning how to lose you slow
'Cause we both know

Your sweater sleeps
On the second chair
I tried throwing it out
Couldn't get down the stairs
Your name lights up
But I don't press call
Reading every word
We'll never say at all

It hurts
But we both know
This is where the story has to go
I'm clinging to the ghost of us
But my hands won't close
It hurts
But we both know
Staying would just scrape the soul
So I'm learning how to lose you slow
'Cause we both know

I don't want to heal
If healing means
Waking up one day
And you're just a scene
But loving you here
Is a dead-end road
So I'm packing my heart
And I walk alone (yeah)

It hurts
But we both know
This is where the story has to go
I'm clinging to the ghost of us
But my hands won't close
It hurts
But I let go
Whispering goodbye real low
There's no way back to what we broke
And we both know