[Intro] [fingerpicked acoustic guitar, mandolin, distant bells] [Verse 1] I keep a map beneath the mattress Corners worn from being read Every arrow bends toward damage Every path avoids the bed There’s a room behind my breathing With a lock I never touch I can name the dust inside it I can’t say why it hurts so much [Pre-Chorus] One small step, the floor gives way One bright thought I can’t betray [Chorus] I go down where the walls get narrow Where the honest things have teeth If I lose the thread I’m holding Will you reach below for me? I keep turning toward the danger With my hands out in the dark Maybe breaking through the warning Is the only way to start [Verse 2] You speak softly from the doorway Like you’ve learned to wait for storms I pretend I’m only tired You can see the lie take form There’s a weight beneath my sternum There’s a question in my jaw If I leave before you leave me Was I brave or just withdrawn? [Pre-Chorus] Every test becomes a vow Every future happens now [Chorus] I go down where the walls get narrow Where the honest things have teeth If I lose the thread I’m holding Will you reach below for me? I keep turning toward the danger With my hands out in the dark Maybe breaking through the warning Is the only way to start [Bridge] Don’t call it rescue Don’t call it fate Stand by the doorway And let me choose the weight If I come back empty If I come back changed Leave one small lamp burning And remember my name [Final Chorus] I go down where the walls get narrow Where the honest things have teeth I can feel the stone beneath me I can feel you calling deep I keep turning toward the danger But I’m not alone this time Maybe finding what I buried Is a different kind of life [Outro] [female vocal, slowing over cello and guitar] The map is torn, the door is open I take one breath and cross the line If the dark has kept me hidden Then the dark can learn my eyes
