Original Cover Image by @ayxo [Verse] I need a second to breathe She's in room 214 on hospital sheets I've been staring at the monitor glow Since the nurse called my phone Said she'd been here since Tuesday And I can trace every hour back to me [Verse 2] I was out front when they brought her in Her porch roses had folded in the heat I walked to her bed with my jacket in my hand And whispered "Don't you leave me here" I keep hearing the night before The way we kept cutting deeper How I should've stayed in that kitchen Instead of letting anger win [Pre-Chorus] The last thing I said still hangs in the hall Now she lies so still, and the room feels wrong [Chorus] I'm so sorry for what I said When I said I didn't love you I know I can't take it back But Babe If I could You know I'd want to If you heal I promise Babe I'll change I'll be the man you need And when you wake I'll take the roses And I'll lay 'em at your feet [Verse 3] Bright white lights wash over the room Your wrist is taped to the rail Heart rate ticking on the screen above Like it's trying to hold you here There's a half-drunk cup by the bed And your lip balm on the tray I keep asking the ceiling for a sign That you'll open your eyes today [Verse 4] It's so easy to love you When I'm watching over your bed Your mother stands in the doorway Red-eyed, clutching her coat She tells me, "Don't waste this" And I nod like I can carry it I can't even trust my own hands But I'm not walking away again [Pre-Chorus] The last thing I said still hangs in the hall Now she lies so still, and the room feels wrong [Chorus] I'm so sorry for what I said When I said I didn't love you I know I can't take it back But Babe If I could You know I'd want to If you heal I promise Babe I'll change I'll be the man you need And when you wake I'll take the roses And I'll lay 'em at your feet [Bridge] I can't keep looking at the damage And calling it the truth I know exactly what I cost us And I won't stay that way So let me stand here in this silence Let it get inside my bones I'm done being the reason You had to go through this alone [soft piano interlude] [Pre-Chorus] The last thing I said still hangs in the hall Now she lies so still, and the room feels wrong [Chorus] I'm so sorry for what I said When I said I didn't love you I know I can't take it back But Babe If I could You know I'd want to If you heal I promise Babe I'll change I'll be the man you need And when you wake I'll take the roses And I'll lay 'em at your feet
