[Intro] Mm Don’t ask me to smile Not tonight [Verse 1] I left the light on in the hall Like I was waiting for myself To come back in from all the noise And set the story on the shelf Your coat is hanging by the door My name is still inside your mouth But every time you say you love me Something colder comes out [Pre-Chorus] I have been graceful I have been kind I have been standing At the edge of my mind [Chorus] This is all I can take All I can carry alone I can bend, I can break But I can’t turn my heart into stone I have given you more Than a woman should have to make Now I’m standing here empty And this is all I can take [Verse 2] They put my picture in the papers Like I never bleed at all They call me strong and I become it Till I’m nothing but the wall And you, you touch me like a rumor Like you’re afraid I might be real But I have lived too long on almost And I am tired of the deal [Pre-Chorus] I have been careful I have been bright I have been lonely In the middle of light [Chorus] This is all I can take All I can carry alone I can bend, I can break But I can’t turn my heart into stone I have given you more Than a woman should have to make Now I’m standing here empty And this is all I can take [Bridge] Don’t tell me I’m beautiful Like beauty pays the rent On every room inside me Where my better years were spent Don’t tell me I’m lucky Like luck can hold me close When the crowd goes home And the mirror knows I’m the one who hurts the most [Instrumental Break] Soft saxophone over piano and synth pads [Final Chorus] This is all I can take All I can carry alone I can bend, I can break But I can’t turn my heart into stone I have given you more Than a woman should have to make Now I’m standing here shaking But I will not beg you to stay This is all I can take All I can carry alone If I walk, if I ache At least the leaving is my own I have loved you enough To know love should not feel this way So I’m closing the door now This is all I can take [Outro] All I can take All I can take I was strong for so long Now let me walk away All I can take All I can take Don’t ask me to smile Not tonight Not today
