LEAVE THE LIGHT ON FOR ME [Verse 1 - Low, smoky alto; piano] I know your footsteps on the stair. I know the pause before the key. I know how much a heart can bear And what it costs to make it three. One heart for you, one heart for me, One for the life we never lead. You say I’m stronger than you’d be. I wish that wasn’t what you need. [Pre-Chorus - Cello enters] You call me home. You call me brave. But even stone Gives underneath a wave. [Chorus - Full band; soaring vocal] Leave the light on for me. Let me come undone. I’ve been holding up the ceiling. I’ve been hiding from no one. You can see it in my eyes. You can hear it when I breathe. I don’t need to be your everything. I need you here with me. Leave the light on. Leave the light on for me. [Verse 2 - Driving piano; heartbeat drums] You love me best when you return, When every touch can make amends. But I need more than love that burns And leaves me cold when winter ends. I want the years that don’t make songs. The tangled sheets, the kitchen sink. A place where silence can belong Without me wondering what you think. [Pre-Chorus - Strings climb] Don’t give me stars. Don’t give me fate. Give me your hand Before it gets too late. [Chorus - Wider; answering harmonies] Leave the light on for me. Let me come undone. I’ve been holding up the ceiling. I’ve been hiding from no one. You can see it in my eyes. You can hear it when I breathe. I don’t need to be your everything. I need you here with me. Leave the light on. Leave the light on for me. [Bridge - Piano alone; exposed voice] I made a life of making room. I made a virtue of the ache. I learned to sleep on half the bed And call the empty half my faith. I thought that love meant holding on, Whatever it might take. I wanted you to build a life. I got so good at the wait. [Break - Almost whispered] I don’t want to be good at the wait. [Final Chorus - Drums return; full strings] Leave the light on for me. Let me come undone. If you only love my strength, You haven’t loved all of someone. There’s a girl beneath the woman Who learned to never need. She is standing in the doorway. She is asking you to see. Leave the light on. Leave the light on for me. [Outro - Voice and piano] I know your footsteps on the stair. Tonight, come all the way to me.
