[Verse 1] I keep your name in my mouth Like a coin under my tongue Won’t spend it, won’t show it Just let it burn me young You laugh like a locked door I hear it through the wall I touch the frame, you vanish Still I stand there after all [Pre-Chorus] I know where you sleep I know what you wear But that’s not the same As you wanting me there [Chorus] Too close to hold you Too far to keep I feel you in my chest Like a bruise that won’t sleep Too close to hold you Too far to keep I want you, I want you And that’s the knife in me [Verse 2] Your hand brushes my shoulder And the whole room goes cold I smile like it’s nothing While my heart leaves its bones I say “go on, be happy” Like that doesn’t break me down You turn your face to daylight I turn my face around [Pre-Chorus] I know where you sleep I know what you wear But that’s not the same As you wanting me there [Chorus] Too close to hold you Too far to keep I feel you in my chest Like a bruise that won’t sleep Too close to hold you Too far to keep I want you, I want you And that’s the knife in me [Bridge] If I let go, I’m honest If I stay, I bleed So I keep this ache inside me Where it can’t be seen No one knows the shape of it No one hears it say Your face is my disaster My prayer I can’t obey [Final Chorus] Too close to hold you Too far to keep I feel you in my chest Like a bruise that won’t sleep Too close to hold you Too far to keep I want you, I want you And that’s the knife in me
