[Verse 1] You left your shoes beside the mat I moved them back, then moved them back You said the hallway looked just fine I drew a border with a line I know the rule, I know the score I know what everyone is for You held the door for someone late I called it kindness, then called it fate [Pre-Chorus] If being right is such a small room Why do I keep inviting you? [Chorus] Take your time, I can make some space For your careful hands and your different pace If you did no harm, why wear the blame? I’ll lower my voice, but not your name Take your time, let the silence be A little less “us,” a little more “we” [Verse 2] The neighbor’s garden crossed the wall Three yellow flowers, that’s all I wrote a note about the gate Then saw my own was shut too late You say, “I only want what’s fair” While fairness leaves you standing there I bring the facts in tidy rows And miss the person that I know [Pre-Chorus] A clean excuse can still be cruel A polished cage is still a rule [Chorus] Take your time, I can make some space For your careful hands and your different pace If you did no harm, why wear the blame? I’ll lower my voice, but not your name Take your time, let the silence be A little less “us,” a little more “we” [Bridge] Tolerance isn’t a medal I pin It’s noticing where I begin The joke I explain, the door I defend The harm I don’t mean, but still recommend So keep your strange little way of being I’ll keep unlearning what I’m seeing No halo, no trial, no perfect proof Just room beneath the same old roof [Final Chorus] Take your time, I can make some space For your careful hands and your different pace If you did no harm, why wear the blame? I’ll lower my voice, but not your name Take your time, let the silence be A little less “us,” a little more “we” [Outro] You left your shoes beside the mat I didn’t move them after that
