[Verse 1] You liked the way I laughed, so I kept it on my face A small wet lid opened underneath my ribs Then your approval found me in the grocery store And one more eye blinked awake beside my hip I learned to turn my shoulders toward the room To catch each little verdict as it fell Now every time you tell me I look fine Another pupil takes up residence in my skin [Pre-Chorus] I wanted you to stay I wanted you to see me I gave the wanting eyes And they all turned to you [Chorus] A thousand eyes, and none of them are mine I see myself the way you do, the way you do Your love can stitch me up, then split the seam I want your hands; I want to disappear from view A thousand eyes, all asking what to be I look for me in you, in you, in you [Verse 2] You kissed the scar and called it beautiful I almost felt my own skin soften there Then watched your face to learn if I believed it And found another eyelid in my hair I love you for the warmth inside your palms I hate the little courtroom in my chest You say my name; the crowded faces turn Each one insists it knows me best [Pre-Chorus] I wanted you to stay I wanted you to see me I gave the wanting eyes And they all turned to you [Chorus] A thousand eyes, and none of them are mine I see myself the way you do, the way you do Your love can stitch me up, then split the seam I want your hands; I want to disappear from view A thousand eyes, all asking what to be I look for me in you, in you, in you [Bridge] If I close every eye, will you still know me? If I stop being easy to admire? Hold my face without correcting its shape Tell me I am here when I am not on fire I want to love you without becoming A room full of witnesses wearing my skin So take my hand, not the image I offer Let me be ugly, uncertain, and in [Final Chorus] A thousand eyes, and one of them is mine I see you seeing me, but I can choose Your love can stitch me up; I’ll hold the thread I want your hands, and I don’t want to disappear from view A thousand eyes, but I can turn away And find my face beneath the borrowed view I look for me—and this time, I look through [Outro] Stay while I learn the shape Stay while I learn what’s true I’m more than what you see I’m still here, looking through
