Up In The Attic

[Country] [Traditional Country][Outlaw Country][Female Vocal][Storytelling][Heartfelt][Acoustic][Driving][Melancholy][Nashville Sound] Verse 1 I climbed up in the attic this afternoon Heat hanging low in the rafters Texas summer pressing down Nothing stirring in the air Found that old box up against the wall Same one I swore I’d leave alone Wiped the dust off with the heel of my hand And that’s how you came on Verse 2 Polaroids stacked up inside More than I meant to see Faded edges, flash too bright Leaning into memories Some faces I still know by heart Some I had to say out loud Funny how I went up for one quick look But I’m still standing here now Chorus I kept you out of sight Thinking it’d get easier somehow Like time would wear it down Like it always does somehow But every year just proves to me I don’t forget — I just pretend You’re still right here Even though it’s been this long Verse 3 There’s one where you’re half turned around Caught mid-step, mid-laugh Your hair stuck to your cheek in that heat Like July on a photograph There’s one where you’re looking straight at me Like you knew I’d end up back I don’t know what cuts the deepest — What I lost, or what I kept Chorus I kept you out of sight Thinking it’d get easier somehow Like time would wear it down Like it always does somehow But every year just proves to me I don’t forget — I just pretend You’re still right here Even though it’s been this long Bridge I don’t come up here very often Ain’t much reason to I already know what’s in that box Yeah, I already know you Final Chorus I kept you out of sight Thinking it’d get easier somehow Like time would wear it down Like it always does somehow But every year just proves to me I don’t forget — I just pretend You’re still right here Even though it’s been this long Outro I shut the lid and leave it there Let the quiet stay Some things don’t get fixed They just stay that way