[Intro] There was blood beneath the doorway There was blood across your hands And when I finally reached you You didn't know who I am You looked at me like I could hurt you Like you had nowhere left to run And called me by another name... What did he do, Jimmy? What did he do? [Verse 1] I put my hands around your arm And watched the wound disappear I've seen miracles beneath these hands But I've never felt so useless here You tell me that you didn't mean it Then stare down at the floor You give me four little words And then you give me nothing more I don't need every secret Just give me somewhere to begin Please... Let me in [Chorus] How am I supposed to help you When you won't let me in? You say that you didn't mean it Then tell me what you meant I can close the wounds you're making I can wash away the blood But I can't make you want tomorrow I can't make you believe you're loved I've been standing at this door Since we were young You don't have to tell me everything... Just let me in [Verse 2] We used to tell each other everything There wasn't anything to hide Then somewhere in those teenage years You started disappearing inside You'd find me when you'd had too much And crawl into my bed Cry yourself to sleep beside me Never saying what was in your head Morning came, you'd laugh it off Get angry if I asked again Ten years later, nothing's changed... I'm still asking to come in [Chorus] How am I supposed to help you When you won't let me in? How many times can you say you're fine While you're disappearing within? I can take the blade away I can pour the poison out But you'll find another way to hurt yourself If you won't tell me what this is about I've been standing at this door Since we were young You don't have to tell me everything... Just let me in [Bridge] I followed you into those streets And watched you disappear I had to turn and leave you there... God, Jimmy, I left you there Do you know what that did to me? Do you know what you put us through? I chose the ones who wanted life— Why couldn't one of them be you? Why isn't loving you enough? Why can't you see what we can see? Why do you call yourself a burden Then make us watch you leave? You walked back through that doorway Like you hadn't torn my heart in two And before the morning came around... I almost lost you twice [Breakdown] I thought I understood Derrick I thought I knew why you couldn't rest But I saw your eyes this morning... And now I understand even less You thought that I was him And begged me not to hurt you Jimmy... What happened to you? [Final Chorus] I don't know how to save you I don't know where to begin I only know I can't keep losing you While you're disappearing within I can close the wounds you're making But I finally understand There are places I can't reach with magic There are wounds beneath my hands I won't ask for every secret I won't tell you where to start Just give me one true thing, Jimmy One piece of your heart I've been standing at this door Since we were young And I'll still be standing here tomorrow... If you let me in [Outro] You don't have to tell me everything You don't have to say it all tonight Just don't tell me that you're fine again... .... Let me in.
