THE EMPTY CHAIR

ZieWolfen

Djent Album voice

ZieWolfen

melodic metalcore, progressive djent

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[Verse 1]
At twenty-eight, I bought a table,
One more chair than I would need.
I pictured you across from someone
You had never tried to meet.

I’d tell you where I worked that winter.
You’d ask me if they treated me right.
We’d disagree about the weather,
And that would be the worst of the night.

[Pre-Chorus]
Such a little thing to want.
Such a hard thing to admit.
I could furnish every room
And never find a place for it.

[Chorus]
I miss someone I’ve never known,
A voice that made me feel at home.
I kept a place for who you’d be
If loving me came easily.
The years went by; the space stayed bare.
I grew up waiting for you there.

[Verse 2]
My friends complain about their fathers—
The calls, the questions, the advice.
I laugh along until somebody
Says, “He’s asked if you could come tonight.”

Their father asks about my weekend.
Remembers what I said last June.
I make it through the meal, then lose it
In the car that afternoon.

[Pre-Chorus]
It wasn’t some extraordinary
Thing he went out of his way to do.
He simply let me finish speaking.
I never got that far with you.

[Heavy Passage]
You’re still alive.
That’s what they say.
As if that takes
The grief away.

I know your number.
I know your street.
I know what happens
When we meet.

[Bridge]
Some days I want to tell you
Something small that made me smile.
For a second, I forget it.
You’re my father for a while.

Then I remember our last visit,
How the drive home hurt my chest.
I can wish that things were different
Without trying that again.

[Final Chorus]
I miss someone I’ve never known,
A voice that made me feel at home.
I kept a place for who you’d be
If loving me came easily.
I cannot spend another year
Pretending you might meet me here.

[Outro]
A friend comes over Sunday.
We pull the table from the wall.
He asks me where he ought to sit.
I say, “Anywhere at all.”

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[Verse 1] At twenty-eight, I bought a table, One more chair than I would need. I pictured you across from someone You had never tried to meet. I’d tell you where I worked that winter. You’d ask me if they treated me right. We’d disagree about the weather, And that would be the worst of the night. [Pre-Chorus] Such a little thing to want. Such a hard thing to admit. I could furnish every room And never find a place for it. [Chorus] I miss someone I’ve never known, A voice that made me feel at home. I kept a place for who you’d be If loving me came easily. The years went by; the space stayed bare. I grew up waiting for you there. [Verse 2] My friends complain about their fathers— The calls, the questions, the advice. I laugh along until somebody Says, “He’s asked if you could come tonight.” Their father asks about my weekend. Remembers what I said last June. I make it through the meal, then lose it In the car that afternoon. [Pre-Chorus] It wasn’t some extraordinary Thing he went out of his way to do. He simply let me finish speaking. I never got that far with you. [Chorus] I miss someone I’ve never known, A voice that made me feel at home. I kept a place for who you’d be If loving me came easily. The years went by; the space stayed bare. I grew up waiting for you there. [Heavy Passage] You’re still alive. That’s what they say. As if that takes The grief away. I know your number. I know your street. I know what happens When we meet. [Bridge] Some days I want to tell you Something small that made me smile. For a second, I forget it. You’re my father for a while. Then I remember our last visit, How the drive home hurt my chest. I can wish that things were different Without trying that again. [Final Chorus] I miss someone I’ve never known, A voice that made me feel at home. I kept a place for who you’d be If loving me came easily. I cannot spend another year Pretending you might meet me here. [Outro] A friend comes over Sunday. We pull the table from the wall. He asks me where he ought to sit. I say, “Anywhere at all.”

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