The Frequency of Socks (Storge)

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
My brother borrows my umbrella every March
Returns it every June without a word
We've done this now for fourteen years
The longest conversation neither of us heard

My mother calls at eight on every Sunday
I answer on the second ring not first
The first ring is for getting up
The second ring is when I've cleared the worst

[Chorus]
This is the love that never had a name
It showed up wearing socks and it forgot to leave
Nobody signs a card for staying the same
But staying is the hardest thing to grieve

[Verse 2]
My father fixed the cabinet in April
The hinge had been complaining since July
He didn't ask and I didn't thank him
We both pretend the cabinet doesn't cry

My sister sends me pictures of her dog
The dog I said I didn't want to see
Four hundred photos I have never asked for
Four hundred proofs she's thinking about me

[Chorus]
This is the love that never had a name
It showed up wearing socks and it forgot to leave
Nobody signs a card for staying the same
But staying is the hardest thing to grieve

[Bridge]
When somebody unplugs the refrigerator
You hear how loud the quiet really was
The hum was love the whole time
And you only know because it stopped

[Outro]
My brother's going to need that umbrella soon
It's almost March again
I'll leave it by the door
The way I always do
The way he never mentions
The way we are