Tore the carpet up
Took the banners down
Covered up the yellow
You don't live here now
There was always this
Terracotta tile
Under everything
Now it makes me smile
Every stumbling step
Left a tiny mark
I still see you here
Or at least a part
You were in the background of it all
Faded picture hanging on the wall
Your sunflowers still in bloom
The house, settling around you
The great pyrenees
The great power-out
Ditched the old TV
And the layabout
Every Christmas Eve
When it comes around
I still hear you here
What a joyous sound
You were in the background of it all
Faded picture hanging on the wall
Your sunflowers still in bloom
The house, settling around you
You were worth the panic and the strain
I still speak to Jesus of your name
The saltwater stains my room
The house, settling around you