I Know You Better

You say you’re fine But your keys won’t find Their way to the bowl on the counter You laugh too loud at the smallest things When you’re holding something heavier under You trace that scar on your left wrist Every time you start to wonder You change the song on the very first line When the words feel a little too honest I know you better than you let me Better than the smile you give your friends I see the pages that you never turn The stories that you swear you’ll never tell You don’t have to hide that heart forever Baby I know you better You hate the cold But you crack the window When you’re scared you might be staying You stage your shoes by the front door Like you’re always halfway to leaving You say it’s late but you don’t move You just pull at a loose thread Breathing You make a joke when you want to cry Then you stare at the floor like you’re waiting I know you better than you let me Better than the script inside your head I see the questions that you never voice The promises you’re terrified to test You don’t have to outrun every memory Baby I know you better Come lay your armor on the nightstand Let every fear fall to the side If all you’ve got are broken pieces I’ve got two hands and a little time You say you’re too much I say you’re just right So stay And let me prove it tonight I know you better than you let me Better than the shadows in your chest I see the heaven hiding in your hurt The reasons that you always second-guess You don’t have to face this storm forever Baby I know you better I know you better