[Verse 1] You laugh and my ribs turn to little white birds Scratching at the cage till they learn your words I keep your name tucked under my tongue A sweet little splinter I can't spit out, can't numb [Pre-Chorus] You pull me close, I come apart Red thread winding through my heart [Chorus] I love you like a second skin growing wrong Too tight in the morning, too soft when you're gone You kiss the bruise and it blooms like a rose I ache where you hold me, I heal where it shows [Verse 2] At breakfast my fingers keep reaching for yours Though each one is borrowed from some other shore You say, “Stay,” and the seams all come loose I sew myself back with the thread of your truth [Pre-Chorus] You pull me close, I come apart Red thread winding through my heart [Chorus] I love you like a second skin growing wrong Too tight in the morning, too soft when you're gone You kiss the bruise and it blooms like a rose I ache where you hold me, I heal where it shows [Bridge] If loving you hurts, let it hurt honest No pretty bandage, no clean little promise When my bones learn the shape of your hands Will you still know me when I can't stand? [Final Chorus] I love you like a second skin growing wrong Too tight in the morning, too soft when you're gone You kiss the bruise and it blooms like a rose I ache where you hold me, I heal where it shows [Outro] I heal where it shows I heal where it shows
