[verse] talked about the movie that we saw set your jaw looked as if the ending made you want to cry mentioned how i might go out of town looking down shifting in your jacket like it doesn't fit you right [pre chorus] something in the way you hold your head (hold your head, unsaid) sentences are hanging by a thread (by a thread, misled) [chorus] leaning on the railing of the porch (carry a torch, a torch) i can hear your heartbeat (skip a beat, retreat) come on come on giving up the secrets that you keep [verse] waiting for the water in the pot getting hot staring at the burner like you're lost in outer space sudden flush of color in your cheek feeling weak panic in your eyes exactly like a frightened kid [pre chorus] running out of reasons to pretend (to pretend, the end) scared to lose the title of a friend (of a friend, defend) [chorus] leaning on the railing of the porch (carry a torch, a torch) i can hear your heartbeat (skip a beat, retreat) come on come on giving up the secrets that you keep [bridge] terror that a single word could break promise that you never meant to make shivering despite the summer heat louder than the traffic passing by outside the gate [chorus] leaning on the railing of the porch (carry a torch, a torch) i can hear your heartbeat (skip a beat, retreat) come on come on come on come on giving up the secrets that you keep
