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Borrowed Keys

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[Intro] I kept a drawer of borrowed keys For every door you asked me to keep [Verse 1] I learned the shape of everybody’s hurt The late-night call, the ride home from work I made a bed where their storms could land Kept saying yes with an open hand I knew your coffee, your mother’s name Which old regret still burned the same I gave out pieces like spare change Then wondered why I felt so strange [Pre-Chorus] Now the room goes quiet, and I can’t tell If I’m empty—or just used to giving myself [Chorus] I gave my heart away in handfuls Till I couldn’t feel its weight Now you reach for me with kindness And I brace like it’s too late I have loved so many people I forgot I could be loved Tell me, if I’ve spent it all on everyone Is there any left for us? [Verse 2] Your blue mug’s still beside the sink The one you left the night you couldn’t think I stayed awake till the birds began And called it care, because I can I never asked what I might need Just held the door and watched you leave Now when you say, “Come sit with me” I search your face for a hidden fee [Pre-Chorus] You say my name like it can stay I’m still learning not to turn away [Chorus] I gave my heart away in handfuls Till I couldn’t feel its weight Now you reach for me with kindness And I brace like it’s too late I have loved so many people I forgot I could be loved Tell me, if I’ve spent it all on everyone Is there any left for us? [Bridge: half-time breakdown] Maybe love is not a ledger Maybe care can come back home Maybe I can let you hold me Without earning what you’ve shown No more counting every favor No more paying to belong If you find me at the doorway Please don’t make me prove I’m strong [Build] I’m still here I’m still here Not a well that runs forever Not a debt you have to clear [Final Chorus] I gave my heart away in handfuls Thought the last of it was gone Now your hand rests over mine And I don’t pull away this time I have loved so many people Maybe that’s not all I’m worth Maybe what I gave so freely Can return to me on earth [Outro] Stay a little I’ll try to let you Stay a little I’ll try to let you