[Verse 1] I learned the version that worked and kept him close. He knew when to laugh. He knew when to leave. He knew exactly how much of me was safe to bring out. Funny thing is, I don't remember deciding. I only remember being easier afterward. [Pre-Chorus] Years later I catch myself doing it again— [Chorus] Nothing's broken if I say it isn't Nothing's broken if I hum along Every little crack becomes a chorus Every little crack becomes a song [Post-Chorus] I'm alone I'm alone I'm alone I'm alone [Verse 2 — clipped, uneven] There are habits I can't explain. Saying yes too fast. Laughing when I don't want to. Changing the subject before anyone gets close. Nobody taught me these things. Or maybe somebody did and I was too busy surviving to keep track. I thought I'd outgrown him. That's embarrassing. [Pre-Chorus 2] Because sometimes I hear myself speak and there he is— not haunting me, not asking for anything, just waiting for me to stop pretending he was temporary. [Chorus] Nothing's broken if I say it isn't Nothing's broken if I hum along Every little crack becomes a chorus Every little crack becomes a song [Post-Chorus — gradually losing certainty] I'm alone I'm alone I'm alone I'm alone [Bridge — sparse, conversational] Maybe I didn't become someone else. Maybe I became someone who could stay. Maybe that's the same thing. I don't know. I still use his little tricks. I still make the same face when I'm uncomfortable. Sometimes I even miss him. Which is the part I never tell anybody. [Break — almost whispered] So if he comes back, I won't ask him to leave. I'll just sit there. Let him remember what we were trying to do. [Final Chorus] Nothing's broken if I say it isn't Nothing's broken if I hum along Every little crack becomes a chorus Every little crack becomes a song [Post-Chorus — stripped down] I'm alone I'm alone I'm alone I'm alone [Outro] And still— somewhere in me, he hasn't gone anywhere.
