[Intro] Mm I keep it low Mm Lower than goodbye [Verse 1] I found your handwriting folded in the drawer Blue ink tired from being opened before I put it back, then pulled it out again Like paper knows the shape of where I’ve been There’s a hallway hum when the house gets still A little old song on the windowsill I start the line, then I lose the rest One sound rising in my chest [Pre-Chorus] I can talk all day About almost anything But the one thing left to say Keeps turning into singing [Chorus] I keep your name under my breath Low as a note I can’t let go Right on the edge of my chest Close to a yes, close to no I say I’m fine, then I forget And keep your name under my breath [Verse 2] I change the subject when the table leans Toward that year and the in-between I laugh too quick, I lift my glass Let the hard part walk on past But my mouth still knows where the letters live Pressed like a mark I can’t forgive Not loud enough for the room to hear Still loud enough to pull me near [Pre-Chorus] I can hold my face Like the old ache learned to leave But it moves when I move And it breathes when I breathe [Chorus] I keep your name under my breath Low as a note I can’t let go Right on the edge of my chest Close to a yes, close to no I say I’m fine, then I forget And keep your name under my breath [Bridge] Maybe if I say it clear The ceiling won’t come down Maybe it’s only heavy Cause I keep it underground So I let one letter open Let it warm the back of my teeth Not enough to lose you Just enough to let me breathe [Final Chorus] I keep your name under my breath Low as a note I can’t let go Right on the edge of my chest Close to a yes, close to no I don’t say goodbye I don’t say not yet I just keep your name Under my breath [Outro] Mm Lower than goodbye Mm But not buried tonight [End]
