You Ask Me to Stay

Lyrics

[Intro] Your name on the glass, one finger drawing slow A low note turning where the cold rooms go [Verse 1] You pull the pin and watch me hold my breath I bite my tongue; you call it tenderness The floor gives way beneath the words we hide You want the wound, not what I keep inside [Pre-Chorus] Come close—then cut the cord I know the price, I want it more [Chorus] You make a wreck of me, then ask me to stay I taste the danger and I turn your way Say my name like you mean to break the lock I’m still here when the whole room stops [Verse 2] Your black coat hangs beside the kitchen door Rain in your hair, your knuckles at the drawer You say, “Be honest,” with your eyes held low I give you everything you shouldn’t know [Pre-Chorus] Come close—then cut the cord I know the price, I want it more [Chorus] You make a wreck of me, then ask me to stay I taste the danger and I turn your way Say my name like you mean to break the lock I’m still here when the whole room stops [Middle] No more soft exits No clean escape You made the fracture I made it shape Pull me under I won’t look away If this is the ending Then make it stay [Outro] You ask me to stay I’m already here You ask me to stay I’m already here