[Verse 1] I kept your spare key in the blue bowl by the door Learned how your silence sounded, learned what you came here for I made a little room each time somebody left Now every room is crowded, and I can't find myself [Pre-Chorus] I gave away the good coat, the last warm plate Stayed past the warning, called it being brave [Chorus] I have loved so many people empty Now I flinch when someone holds me gently If you say I’m worth the place I take I hear all the promises I couldn’t make I spent my heart like it would grow back new Now I don’t know how to let love through [Verse 2] Your birthday card is folded underneath a stack A dozen names in my old phone I never learned to call back I was everybody’s shelter, never asked who’d let me in Now I stand outside my own life, too tired to begin [Pre-Chorus] I gave the last good hour, the best I had Made being needed feel like being glad [Chorus] I have loved so many people empty Now I flinch when someone holds me gently If you say I’m worth the place I take I hear all the promises I couldn’t make I spent my heart like it would grow back new Now I don’t know how to let love through [Breakdown] Don’t call me generous I was scared to be alone I put my name beneath their needs Then wondered why it felt like stone [Bridge] You can sit beside me while I learn to stay No grand vow, no debt to pay If I give you something, let it be the truth: I’m still here, and I am trying to choose [Final Chorus] I have loved so many people empty Still, your hand can reach me gently Maybe I can take the place I make Maybe I can keep the promises I make I spent my heart; it didn’t disappear It’s bruised, but it can still be here [Outro] Leave the blue bowl by the door I don’t have to give it all anymore
