[Verse 1] Your fingers stop; the room holds still Rows of empty seats beyond the spill You look at me like you already know The words I never let the bright rooms show [Pre-Chorus] In London, tile and borrowed time I found a chord beneath the noise in your mind A little song with nowhere else to go Just one pair of eyes I wanted to know [Chorus] The whole world asks me to be loud To wear their names and face the crowd But when your hazel eyes stay near The noise lets go; I can hear The part of me that never learned How to fit the shape they want me in This song is longer than the room And every unfinished part is you [Verse 2] Vanilla, honey, caught in the air Your soft expectant look waiting there I used to cut the edges clean Three minutes, polished, nothing in between But you leave space for the crooked lines The restless thoughts I keep behind [Chorus] The whole world asks me to be loud To wear their names and face the crowd But when your hazel eyes stay near The noise lets go; I can hear The part of me that never learned How to fit the shape they want me in This song is longer than the room And every unfinished part is you [Bridge] I hate the hands that pull me out of reach The practiced smile, the careful things I speak Then you look once, and all that armor slips A truth I couldn't fit between my lips If fame is just a thousand open doors You are the one I’d stay behind them for [Final Chorus] The whole world asks me to be loud But I don't need to face the crowd Your eyes make room for every strain For all the words I can't explain No clean ending, no neat refrain Just your name beneath the noise again This song is longer than the room And every unfinished part is you [Outro] Let the last note fade between us Stay a little while
