[Verse 1] You met me in the alley rain My boots still caked with the freight car dust I had a name that felt like rust A cigarette glow and a voice stuck in my throat You said, stay, and I leaned in close Like a shadow reaching for a porch light's hold Now every touch unravels me slow And I don’t know where this new skin will go [Pre-Chorus] Hold me like you mean it Hold me like a lie I can feel the old me Slip right through tonight [Chorus] Stay, stay Don’t let me go Stay, stay I’m learnin’ this new skin slow Stay, stay Under your flame Stay, stay Call me by my name [Verse 2] Your hands found the seam in my guard Pulled the dark thread out from the seams I used to sleep with one eye hard Now I’m soft in places I never dreamed The alley rain keeps tapping the tin Like it knows what I lost on the way If I turn back, I’ll vanish again So I press to the edge and I pray [Pre-Chorus] Hold me like you mean it Hold me like a lie I can feel the old me Slip right through tonight [Chorus] Stay, stay Don’t let me go Stay, stay I’m learnin’ this new skin slow Stay, stay Under your flame Stay, stay Call me by my name [Bridge] If I shake, don’t let me fall If I break, take all of it I was a ghost in a borrowed coat Now I’m breathing in every bit [Final Chorus] Stay, stay Don’t let me go Stay, stay I’m learnin’ this new skin slow Stay, stay Under your flame Stay, stay Call me by my name
