[Verse 1] I learned your silences like street signs in the rain, Still took the wrong turn just to prove I knew the way. I leave a little wire where the welcome mat should be, Then act surprised when you come home carefully. [Pre-Chorus] I mean “come closer,” my hands say “watch your step,” I keep a map of every promise I have wrecked. [Chorus] I’m trying to love you without laying mines, Trying to leave the doorway open this time. If I flinch, don’t call it the end of the road— I’m learning where the sharp things go. I’m learning where the sharp things go. [Verse 2] I turn a soft question into courtroom light, Build up my defense before you’ve said goodnight. Then morning finds the dishes and the distance that I made, And all my clever reasons taste like pennies in my mouth. [Bridge] Wait— Let me take the wire down. Let me hear you now. [Final Chorus] I’m trying to love you without laying mines, Trying to leave the doorway open this time. If I flinch, don’t call it the end of the road— I’m learning where the sharp things go. I’m learning where the sharp things go.
