Learning to Delete

I found your name again Buried in my phone Unsynced photos loading Like they never learned to go Your laugh in a thumbnail Half a second long I keep scrolling past it But it keeps pulling strong And the chat backup’s waiting Like a room I can’t lock Every little message Still knows how to talk Your face frozen on the screen Like it’s watching me stay I used to run to it Now I look away You’re a ghost in the archive Still calling my name In the playlist you made me Nothing sounds the same I’m learning to delete Without erasing me You’re a ghost in the archive But I’m still here, I’m still me There’s a playlist you made For a drive in July Soft hooks and bad weather On a loop in my mind I almost hit play Then I held my breath Some songs keep their grip Long after you left And the chat backup’s waiting Like a room I can’t lock Every little message Still knows how to talk Your face frozen on the screen Like it’s watching me stay I used to run to it Now I look away You’re a ghost in the archive Still calling my name In the playlist you made me Nothing sounds the same I’m learning to delete Without erasing me You’re a ghost in the archive But I’m still here, I’m still me I won’t keep every picture I won’t save every line Some things only haunt you Till you draw a new line If I clear out the corners If I empty the room Maybe I’ll stop chasing The shape of your tomb You’re a ghost in the archive Still calling my name In the playlist you made me Nothing sounds the same I’m learning to delete Without erasing me You’re a ghost in the archive But I’m still here, I’m still me