EYON: Button Jar (Love@Tempelhof)

[Verse 1 There’s a jar on the shelf Cold glass, counting seconds One from your raincoat One I never mentioned I shake it, it stays still Like I trained it that way You said don’t feel too much So I filed it away ⸻ Pre-Chorus One straight line One calm face You left a crack I can’t replace ⸻ Chorus Button jar, button jar Holding what I hide Button jar, button jar Where the feelings lie (Find the Button) (Find the Button) Button jar, button jar Quiet on the outside Button jar, button jar But it screams inside ⸻ Verse 2 Sunday at the laundromat I fold like nothing’s wrong Your sock came back without you But I kept playing strong Now every coat I wear Sits perfect on my frame But stitched beneath the surface Every thread still says your name ⸻ Pre-Chorus No loose ends No display But something pulls I can’t obey ⸻ Chorus Button jar, button jar Holding what I hide Button jar, button jar Where the feelings lie (Find the Button) (Find the Button) Button jar, button jar Cool like porcelain Button jar, button jar Cracks beneath the skin ⸻ Bridge I learned to move like a machine No shaking hands, no in-between But every piece I locked away Still aches for you in quiet ways I don’t break, I don’t show But God, I wish you’d know ⸻ Final Chorus Button jar, button jar Holding what I hide Button jar, button jar Where the feelings lie (Find the Button) (Find the Button) Button jar, button jar Still here, still composed Button jar, button jar Full of what I never showed