You come to me soft Like you still want sleep Hands open wide Like you don’t know what you need You say you’re tired Of feeling small Funny how you lean in When I don’t care at all I don’t patch you up I don’t make it clean I just tell the truth And let you bleed pretty You tried being held You tried being saved But you breathe a little deeper When it’s sharp this way It hurts better When I say it slow When I don’t pretend That I don’t know You don’t heal You don’t run You just smile When the damage comes It hurts better When you stay When you feel it And don’t look away You learned your lines From sugar and light All that comfort Never taught you how to bite You flinch at first Then you calm right down Like your body knew This is where you’re found I don’t need tears I don’t need proof You stay because it stings And it feels like truth You call it wrong I call it clear You stop shaking When I’m sincere It hurts better When I don’t lie When I don’t dress it Up real nice You don’t cry You don’t scream You just take it Like it’s what you need It hurts better Say my name You don’t want comfort You want it framed They told you pain was something to hide I make it honest I make it mine You don’t want safe You want exact You want the mark You won’t take back It hurts better When I stay close When I don’t soften Any of the blows You don’t break You don’t flee You just learn What you are with me It hurts better Admit it now You don’t want light You want the mouth Say it again If it didn’t matter You wouldn’t lean in
