[Verse 1] Auburn on the iron, afternoon gone pale You fold your hands together like a secret in a veil The arch above your shoulder holds the shape of every rule But your eyes keep finding openings the bars never knew [Pre-Chorus] You say, “I’m fine,” so softly The metal doesn’t move I hear the room grow wider Every time you tell the truth [Chorus] You were never made for keeping Never meant to fit that frame Let the hinges learn your heartbeat Let the locked door lose your name If the world calls this a shelter Let it hear you when you leave You can carry all that beauty Without asking to be free [Verse 2] Dust settles on the blackwork, curls spill across the floor A blue line cuts the ceiling where the daylight finds the door You count the little spaces, one, two, three, then start again Like a map made out of absence, like a promise you can bend [Pre-Chorus] You say, “I’m fine,” more clearly The room begins to shake The things that held you harmless Are the first things that will break [Chorus] You were never made for keeping Never meant to fit that frame Let the hinges learn your heartbeat Let the locked door lose your name If the world calls this a shelter Let it hear you when you leave You can carry all that beauty Without asking to be free [Bridge] Come out with your hands still trembling Come out with your hair undone No one gets to call it weakness When you finally choose the sun [Final Chorus] You were never made for keeping Never meant to fit that frame Let the hinges learn your heartbeat Let the locked door lose your name If the world calls this a shelter Let it hear you when you leave You can carry all that beauty And you never had to plead [Outro] The arch is only iron The room is only air You stand beyond the shadow And find yourself still there
