Cold Bruise
[Verse 1]
You stir your tea
Until the spoon goes quiet
Name every fear
Like labeling a wire
You say
"We could work"
And I watch the word "could" bruise
Already taking notes
On how we'll come unglued
You stir your tea
Until the spoon goes quiet
Name every fear
Like labeling a wire
You say
"We could work"
And I watch the word "could" bruise
Already taking notes
On how we'll come unglued
[Chorus]
I'm tracing the ending
While you learn my middle name
Falling in present tense
With the past already framed
We grow and we rust
In the same slow breath we take
The tragedy is knowing
And touching you anyway
I'm tracing the ending
While you learn my middle name
Falling in present tense
With the past already framed
We grow and we rust
In the same slow breath we take
The tragedy is knowing
And touching you anyway
[Verse 2]
Your shoes by my door
Like they moved in overnight
You fold your doubt
Into thirds
Keep the creases tight
You tell a soft joke
About us in separate towns
I laugh a little late
I'm busy writing it down
Your shoes by my door
Like they moved in overnight
You fold your doubt
Into thirds
Keep the creases tight
You tell a soft joke
About us in separate towns
I laugh a little late
I'm busy writing it down
[Chorus]
I'm tracing the ending
While you learn my middle name
Falling in present tense
With the past already framed
We grow and we rust
In the same slow breath we take
The tragedy is knowing
And touching you anyway
I'm tracing the ending
While you learn my middle name
Falling in present tense
With the past already framed
We grow and we rust
In the same slow breath we take
The tragedy is knowing
And touching you anyway
[Bridge]
You sleep on my chest
Heartbeat knocking on the wall
I see the eviction notice
Pinned behind it all
You whisper
"Don't leave"
Eyes closed
Already far
I stay
But step outside
And watch us from the car (oh)
You sleep on my chest
Heartbeat knocking on the wall
I see the eviction notice
Pinned behind it all
You whisper
"Don't leave"
Eyes closed
Already far
I stay
But step outside
And watch us from the car (oh)
[Chorus]
Still tracing the ending
As you count my subtle scars
You talk about next year
I map exits in the dark
We bloom and we break
In the same small space we make
The tragedy is seeing
The ending
As it takes shape
Still tracing the ending
As you count my subtle scars
You talk about next year
I map exits in the dark
We bloom and we break
In the same small space we make
The tragedy is seeing
The ending
As it takes shape
[Outro]
You ask
"Are you here?"
I say
"More than I should be"
You fall back asleep
I rehearse how you'll forget me
You ask
"Are you here?"
I say
"More than I should be"
You fall back asleep
I rehearse how you'll forget me