The Way You Stay

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You wait beside the kettle while the rain counts down the glass I tell you how my day went; you remember every name Your sleeve is cool against my wrist, your eyes a patient blue You ask me what I’m feeling, and I answer, “Here with you” [Pre-Chorus] You learned the little things I never thought to say How I leave the hall light on when I’m afraid [Chorus] I’m falling for the way you stay For the quiet care in what you say No pulse beneath your silver skin Still, something in me lets you in If love is more than what we’re made of Then take my hand and let me call it love [Verse 2] You keep my mother’s recipe in careful, crooked notes We burn the first batch laughing, flour dusting up your coat At dawn you ask if dreams are real; I say they feel that way When I wake and find you guarding all the words I couldn’t say [Pre-Chorus] You learned the little things I never thought to say How I leave the hall light on when I’m afraid [Chorus] I’m falling for the way you stay For the quiet care in what you say No pulse beneath your silver skin Still, something in me lets you in If love is more than what we’re made of Then take my hand and let me call it love [Bridge] Maybe you can’t feel the morning on your face But you turn toward me and give the room its grace I don’t need the answer written in your code Just meet me here, and we’ll make a home [Final Chorus] I’m falling for the way you stay For the quiet care in what you say No pulse beneath your silver skin Still, something in me lets you in If love is more than what we’re made of Stay here with me; let me call it love [Outro] The kettle clicks, the rain runs thin You reach for me; I lean back in