[Intro] [kick and bass pulse in immediately, analog keys, distant tenor saxophone] [Verse 1] [tight mid-tempo groove, dry snare] You take your time with every turn Silk and shadow on my skin The world goes quiet when you pull And I forget where I begin You never have to say a word Your hands already know the map Every knot a little vow Every breath a tighter trap [Pre-Chorus] [drums open up, sax answers the vocal] I don't want the door left open I don't want a way to run [Chorus] [full groove, bass walking, chorus lift] I love the knots you tie around me Love the way you make me stay The less I move, the more I feel you Love me in your special way At your mercy I am holy Still as stone and unafraid I love the knots you tie around me Don't you ever let them fade [Post-Chorus] [sax hook over the pulse] Leave them on me Leave them on me [Verse 2] [groove stays, guitar stabs between lines] The room is dark, the hour is kind Your mouth is mercy on my throat I give you every inch of night You give me back a sweeter hold If this is danger, let it stay If this is love, then lock it in The tighter that you make the world The safer I become within [Pre-Chorus] I don't want the morning coming I don't want the ropes undone [Chorus] I love the knots you tie around me Love the way you make me stay The less I move, the more I feel you Love me in your special way At your mercy I am holy Still as stone and unafraid I love the knots you tie around me Don't you ever let them fade [Bridge] [drums drop to kick and hats, voice and lonely saxophone] They wouldn't understand this quiet They wouldn't call it love at all But you don't love me like the others You love me when I cannot fall Hold me where the night can't reach me Leave me where your hands decide If devotion has a shape now Let it be the way I'm tied [Final Chorus] [full band slams back in, soft backing hum] I love the knots you tie around me Love the way you make me stay The less I move, the more I feel you Love me in your special way At your mercy I am holy Still as stone and unafraid I love the knots you tie around me Don't you ever let them fade [Outro] [groove winds down, sax takes the last hook] Leave them on me Leave them on me Love me in your special way [last kick pulse and low sax note]
