Distance Inside Every Room

[Verse 1] I trace the fault lines under my skin Every warm touch feels dangerous again I’m a loose compass under shifting lights Leading nowhere no matter how hard I try I keep predicting disasters ahead Rehearsing goodbye in the back of my head I step away before I can start the fire Afraid my hands only ruin desire [Pre-Chorus] I count the exits before we begin Searching for proof that I’ll never let you in I disappear to keep you safe from me [Chorus] I was the distance inside every room The pull of a gravity nobody could move I kept believing I'd darken your days Turn every sunrise into borrowed gray [Post-Chorus] But you stood still When I shook apart Stayed through the silence Like you could hear my heart [Verse 2] Built little walls from caution and doubt Learned how to love by locking it out I warned you, “Run now, I’m hard to survive” Like broken things never make it alive I watched the worst-case loop in my mind Turning soft moments painfully blind Too scared to trust what I couldn't control Mistaking protection for losing my soul [Pre-Chorus 2] Then you laughed and took my restless hand Said, “Love was never meant to understand.” [Bridge] “It bends, it breaks, it loses its shape Still finds a reason to stay.” [Build-up] The silence cracked, the ceiling turned gold You found the warmth I couldn't see! [Final Chorus] I was the distance inside every room! The pull of a gravity nobody could move! I thought I’d drown us in endless rain But still you stayed when I came undone again! You stood beside me Through every scar Not fixing the wreckage Just loving what we are [Outro] The cracks are still there, I won’t pretend But the road keeps moving around the bend No map to follow, only steps to take Just slow hands learning How to survive