The Mourning After
Lyrics and music by Alex Waters
Your head was on my shoulder
Before the sun came up
A whisper in the doorway
Said I was not enough
Awake!
The outline where you slept is
Still warm against my spine
Your memory is haunted
Remember: you were mine
Awake!
On your side of the bed
Wait!
Was there something else you said?
Your shadow crossed the carpet
Before I knew you left
You looked back for a moment
It’s better I forget
Awake!
On your side of the bed
Wait!
Was there something else you said?
Awake!
On your side of the bed
Wait!
Was it something that I said?
Morning breaks across my skin, and I’m
Mourning everything we’ve been
A lie
Awake!
On your side of the bed
Wait!
Was there something else you said?
Awake!
On your side of the bed
Wait!
Was it something that I said?
Case File: ES04
Titled with a sophomoric and slightly predictable play on words, this song contrasts with the preceding "Revolving Door" in a major thematic way: here, the narrator is the one being broken up with. Upon waking up to an empty bed, Waters reconstructs details like the temperature of the pillowcase to give this song an embodied perspective.
Status: Non-canonical
Origin: January 2026
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