Intro (Soft stacked harmonies) Mmm… Yeah… Mmm… (Lead) If these walls… Could talk… Would they tell on me? (Harmony answers) Would they tell… Would they tell… ⸻ Verse 1 Everybody knows The woman With the perfect smile Perfect timing Perfect pictures Perfect exit But nobody knows How long It takes To put Myself together After Everybody leaves (Background) (Everybody leaves…) ⸻ Pre-Chorus Funny… How a room Can be so full Then suddenly Know your loneliness By name ⸻ Chorus Welcome… Behind the rope Where I don’t have To pretend Where every tear Gets its own name And every smile Earns its place Come a little closer If you wanna know Who I am Behind the rope (Background Harmonies) (Behind the rope…) (Welcome…) ⸻ Verse 2 Some nights I wear confidence Like my favorite dress Fits me perfectly Till I get home And all the pieces Fall At my feet Funny How applause Never follows me Into the silence ⸻ Pre-Chorus You only know The version That survives The evening I’m about to show you Who survives The night ⸻ Chorus Welcome… Behind the rope Where every answer Starts With honesty No cameras No expectations No applause Just me Behind the rope ⸻ Bridge Maybe… You’ve been wondering Why I’ve loved So carefully Maybe… This is why Some hearts Don’t build walls They build Velvet ropes ⸻ Final Chorus Welcome… Behind the rope If you’re still here Then stay awhile Every song After this one Is another page I never thought I’d let Anybody read Welcome… Behind the rope ⸻ Outro (Soft layered harmonies) Mmm… Tonight… I’m finally telling The whole story…
