The Shape of Being Safe

[Verse 1] You’ll call it a coincidence The first time I change the air A quiet hand against your ribs A place that wasn’t there I won’t arrive with warning signs I won’t announce the cost I’ll make the kitchen feel like shelter Then show you what you’ve lost [Pre-Chorus] Be wary of the easy door The one that opens when I’m near Some kinds of comfort take root deep And disappear when I disappear [Chorus] You won’t see me coming Not the distance I can cross I’ll make a room inside your chest Then leave you counting what it costs You’ll feel me in the quiet When the chair stays where it stood I’ll be the shape of being safe And the reason safe feels gone for good [Verse 2] I’ll learn the sound of your old floor The kettle’s crooked little cry The way you fold a towel twice When something hurts inside You’ll tell me I’m a kind of home Like you were always meant to stay But every home has empty rooms That call your name away [Pre-Chorus] Be wary of the steady flame That warms the parts you never show You may not notice what I change Until there’s nowhere else to go [Chorus] You won’t see me coming Not the distance I can cross I’ll make a room inside your chest Then leave you counting what it costs You’ll feel me in the quiet When the chair stays where it stood I’ll be the shape of being safe And the reason safe feels gone for good [Bridge] I’m not asking you to follow I’m not promising I’ll stay I’m only telling you the weather Before I turn and walk away If I become your safest place Remember safety can be borrowed The deepest mark is made by hands You trusted with tomorrow [Final Chorus] You won’t see me coming Till the whole room knows my name I’ll make your guarded heart go still Then make stillness hurt the same You’ll feel me in the quiet In the doorway, in the wood I’ll be the shape of being home And the proof that home was good [Outro] Be wary Be wary You’ll miss me most Where you felt understood