[Verse 1] You count the pills in the tray I count the cracks in the plate Your phone face down on the table Mine keeps lighting up all day You want it tidy and clean I want the ink on my sleeve I keep my shoes by the door You keep your reasons with the keys [Pre-Chorus] But the room gets louder When you say my name And the room gets smaller When you play that game [Chorus] Noise over numbers That's where I go Noise over numbers Baby, let it show I don't want perfect I want the pulse Noise over numbers That's us [Verse 2] You line the cans by the wall I let the whole shelf lean Your little list says "be careful" Mine says "meet me in between" There's a dent in your blue hood From that curb by the store I like the way we come apart And still come back for more [Pre-Chorus] But the room gets louder When you say my name And the room gets smaller When you play that game [Chorus] Noise over numbers That's where I go Noise over numbers Baby, let it show I don't want perfect I want the pulse Noise over numbers That's us [Bridge] Let the neat ones win their prize With their folded-up lives I'll take the spilled-out middle The truth that survives If you need a sign tonight Look at my hands They shake, they shake But they understand [Chorus] Noise over numbers That's where I go Noise over numbers Baby, let it show I don't want perfect I want the pulse Noise over numbers That's us [Outro] That's us That's us Noise over numbers That's us
