To Keep Me Here

[Verse 1] I read your face before I speak Change my laugh to fit the week If you choose me, I can rest If you don’t, I second-guess [Pre-Chorus] I keep auditioning my heart For every pair of eyes Tell me I’m the one you want And I can call it being alive [Chorus] Love me, love me—say it plain Let it cover up the doubt again I chase your yes until I disappear Then need another one to keep me here [Verse 2] I turn a glance into a vow Make a future from your now You say my name; I bloom too fast Afraid the feeling cannot last [Bridge] What if I stop asking you To mend what I won’t look through? [Final Chorus] Love me, love me—say it plain I can’t keep feeding doubt this way I want your yes, but I want mine too A heart that stays when praise falls through