[Verse 1] Pinned in satin Breathing shallow Names and favors in the wine Every smile a sharpened promise Every glance a crooked line Mother counting every curtsy Father counting every sin I keep drowning in the polite talk Drowning in this gilded skin [Chorus] But you You didn't let me fall When every painted hand Just watched me lose it all You saw the trembling under pearls The bruise beneath it all In a world that loves my breaking You didn't let me fall [Verse 2] Whispers rustle in the drapery Shifting loyalties like dust Vows are traded over chessboards Love reduced to terms of trust They would crown me just to cage me Call it honor Call it grace Then discuss the price of heartbreak With their napkins to their face [Chorus] But you You didn't let me fall In that dark and quiet hallway By the cracked and faded wall You held the lantern slightly higher So I could see it all In a world that feeds on weakness You didn't let me fall [Bridge] You pour the tea. Your hands are steady Eyes cast down As if you’re stone Yet you’re the only soul here Who dares to see me alone When the gossip turns to daggers And my pulse begins to race You murmur just my given name Return me to my place (oh) [Chorus] 'Cause you You didn't let me fall When my knees gave way in anger At their endless Perfect gall You said "Rest a while My lady Let the night close round us all" In a house of careful poison You didn't let me fall [Outro] So keep your apron stained and simple Keep your footsteps soft and small In a court of glass and powder You’re the truth behind it all And if they write my tragic ending In some future Polished scroll Let them miss the way you caught me Let them miss you saved my soul
