[Intro] [Hammond B3 alone, slow Leslie, one low singing phrase] [Bass and brushed snare enter under it] [Saxophone far back in the room, just air] [Verse 1] The wick leans in the glass Gold on the wall You don't ask for a promise You just look, and I fall I could keep my hands folded I could keep my name whole But I came here to give you The part that I don't show [Chorus] I bind myself to your soul Not the skin, not the night I bind myself to your soul And I leave on the light No rush and no theater Just the knot that I chose If you take what I'm offering I bind myself to your soul [Verse 2] Your hand stays on the table Mine finds it and stays Not a pull and not a prison Just a vow that I made I trust you with the silence I trust you with the flame If the candle burns shorter I will still say your name [Chorus] I bind myself to your soul Not the skin, not the night I bind myself to your soul And I leave on the light No rush and no theater Just the knot that I chose If you take what I'm offering I bind myself to your soul [Bridge] [Hammond takes the melody, saxophone only a shadow under it] This is not a chain I borrowed This is not a role I play I walk into the binding And I mean it when I stay If the world wants the story Let them get it wrong I didn't give you my body first I gave you where I belong [Final Chorus] [A little more open, still close, hummed backing very low] I bind myself to your soul Not the skin, not the night I bind myself to your soul And I leave on the light No rush and no theater Just the knot that I chose Take the thread, love, I'm offering I bind myself to your soul [Outro] [Hammond lead, drums fall away] I bind myself… To your soul [Leslie slows, room tone, the candle stays]
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