[Intro] Your hand resting light on the back of my chair A quiet shift in the midnight air No performance tonight, no audience near Just the sound of your breathing coming through clear [Verse 1] I spend my whole life designing the view Carefully picking what people look through Counting my angles and watching my posture Making sure nobody catches a loss here Then you pull me close by the edge of my waist And all of my armor is suddenly erased You don't want the girl on the thirty-inch screen You want the quiet that lives in between I feel my pulse jumping under your thumb Slowly watching my composure go numb Your fingertips trace down the side of my neck Leaving a trail that I cannot check [Pre-Chorus] My mind starts to quiet, my heart takes the lead Instinct is taking the space that I need I stop analyzing the way that we touch When feeling this safe doesn't cost me too much [Chorus] Take off the armor, let down the guard Losing control shouldn't have to be hard Beneath the image, beneath the bright light I'm just a soft animal breathing tonight Safe in your shadow, warm on your chest Finding a moment where my spirit can rest No need to perform, no need to be clever Just a soft animal staying forever [Post-Chorus] Warm skin, dark room Breathing in your slow perfume Warm skin, dark room Breathing in your slow perfume [Verse 2] You notice the silence I usually hide The little shadows I keep deep inside You don't ask for answers, you don't demand proof You just lie beside me and stay in the truth It frightens me slightly how easy I bend When I'm so used to playing the parts I defend I can handle the critics, the noise, and the crowd But your gentle affection is making me proud You look at my face when the makeup is gone And touch me like I'm where you truly belong If I let you see where the weakness is kept Will you still be here when the morning has stepped? [Pre-Chorus] My mind starts to quiet, my heart takes the lead Instinct is taking the space that I need I stop analyzing the way that we touch When feeling this safe doesn't cost me too much [Chorus] Take off the armor, let down the guard Losing control shouldn't have to be hard Beneath the image, beneath the bright light I'm just a soft animal breathing tonight Safe in your shadow, warm on your chest Finding a moment where my spirit can rest No need to perform, no need to be clever Just a soft animal staying forever [Bridge] I can curate a life, I can manage a name I can play every turn of a digital game But I don't know how to guard against someone who sees The person who falls to her quietest knees It's terrifying letting the curtain come down And trusting your hands while I let myself drown [Chorus] Take off the armor, let down the guard Losing control shouldn't have to be hard Beneath the image, beneath the bright light I'm just a soft animal breathing tonight Safe in your shadow, warm on your chest Finding a moment where my spirit can rest No need to perform, no need to be clever Just a soft animal staying forever [Outro] Your fingers tangled slow in my hair No explanations left in the air Just a soft animal fast asleep Secrets I finally know I can keep
