[Verse 1] I step in for the smell of old paper And the bell says my name like it knows You look up from a stack by the window With that smile that just softens the room You say, "Back again?" I nod and stare at the floor 'Cause your kind eyes hit harder than thunder And I don't know what to do with more [Pre-Chorus] You wrap my books in brown string Ask if I liked the last one I say, "More than you know" Then bite back the rest of my tongue If you saw the night in my shadow Would you still leave the lamp on? I'm caught in the glow of your hands And I can't say where I come from [Chorus] Keep the lights low Keep the lights low Don't let go just yet Keep the lights low Keep the lights low I ain't told you yet (keep the lights low) (keep the lights low) [Verse 2] You laugh when I fumble my change Say it's fine, I can bring it next time You slip a note in the receipt fold With a tiny heart drawn in the line I read it back on my way home By the red of the dashboard sign It says, "Come in when the rain starts falling" And I swear that you mean every time [Pre-Chorus] You ask if I like poetry I say, "Only the dangerous kind" But I mean your voice in the doorway And the way that you don't look twice If I tell you the truth too soon Will your warm hands turn cold? I want your sweet little world More than I want to stay alone [Chorus] Keep the lights low Keep the lights low Don't let go just yet Keep the lights low Keep the lights low I ain't told you yet (keep the lights low) (keep the lights low) [Bridge] Maybe one night, when the storm's on the glass And the store is empty and still I'll say my name like a crack in the dark And let the silence see what it will If you run, I'll deserve that If you stay, I'll know For now I just buy the same book again And come back slow [Final Chorus] Keep the lights low Keep the lights low Don't let go just yet Keep the lights low Keep the lights low I ain't told you yet Keep the lights low Keep the lights low Maybe someday soon Keep the lights low Keep the lights low Till I tell the truth (keep the lights low) (keep the lights low)
