Empty Stage

[Verse 1] Paper cups roll where the dancing was A ribbon of glitter caught in the grass Somebody's jacket left on a chair Still warm with a song that isn't there [Pre-Chorus] The speakers cool down, one by one And the field breathes out when the crowd is gone [Chorus] The stage stands empty and I'm still here Holding the echo close to my ear The lights go dark but the glow don't leave It hums in the wood, it stays with me [Verse 2] A little brown bear on the plywood floor Counting the footprints left by the door The banners go slack in the morning air Half of a chorus caught in my fur [Pre-Chorus] The last car rolls past the exit sign And the quiet fills up what used to be mine [Chorus] The stage stands empty and I'm still here Holding the echo close to my ear The lights go dark but the glow don't leave It hums in the wood, it stays with me [Bridge] Maybe the loudest thing I own Is the sound of a room after everyone's gone And I don't feel small, I feel full instead Carrying the whole night inside my head [Outro] Sweep up the morning, let it be The empty stage still sings to me