[Verse 1] You came in laughing, rain in your hair Now every quiet has you in there A little pulse under my tongue A borrowed word I almost sung [Pre-Chorus] I love the way you change my shape I hate the noise I cannot escape [Chorus] You are the choir beneath my skin Your voices rise; they crowd me in I hold you close, I split apart A thousand mouths around one heart I want you here, I want me back Your song runs bright along the crack [Verse 2] Your mother’s sigh, your brother’s joke A friend’s last “stay” caught in my throat Each tenderness takes root and sings A crowded room beneath my ribs [Pre-Chorus] I love the ache that proves you’re near I hate that I can’t find myself in here [Chorus] You are the choir beneath my skin Your voices rise; they crowd me in I hold you close, I split apart A thousand mouths around one heart I want you here, I want me back Your song runs bright along the crack [Bridge] If I cut the noise, would I cut you too? If I keep the wound, can I keep me through? I press my palm where the voices meet And hear your name in my own heartbeat [Final Chorus] You are the choir beneath my skin Your voices rise; I let them in I hold you close, though I come apart A thousand mouths, one beating heart I want you here; I want me too I make a little room for you [Outro] When the chorus swells and my thoughts disappear I know your voices mean you were here
