[Intro] (Felt piano alone, notes soft as rain on a window) [Verse 1] You never raise your voice, you never have to The whole room leans in when you say my name Every word you speak lands gentle on me Like warm light falling through window shades [Pre-Chorus] I've been loved loud, I've been loved wrong But no one ever held me this soft, this long [Chorus] Love me close enough to hear Every tremble, every year You don't have to shout it, dear Your whisper makes it clear Love me close... close enough to hear [Verse 2] There's a hush that lives between your sentences Where my restless heart finally rests And when you hum some tune you half remember All my worries settle in my chest [Pre-Chorus] I've been loved loud, I've been loved wrong But no one ever held me this soft, this long [Chorus] Love me close enough to hear Every tremble, every year You don't have to shout it, dear Your whisper makes it clear Love me close... close enough to hear [Bridge] (Voice almost speaking, piano breathing underneath) Some loves burn, and some loves bruise Yours just opens every room If this is all the heaven I get It's more than I ever knew [Final Chorus] Love me close enough to hear Every tremble, every year You don't have to shout it, dear Your whisper makes it clear Love me close... close enough to hear [Outro] (Piano fading, voice in a whisper) Close enough... to hear.
