[Verse 1] The last knot loosens like a secret Your hands remember how to be kind I should be grateful for the quiet But the quiet leaves me behind You fold the rope like it was holy You kiss the pink along my skin I lie here free and almost empty Wishing you would start again [Chorus] Keep the ache Don't rush the morning in Let the heat stay under cotton Let the night stay on my skin I can take the tender talking I can take the glass of wine Just don't make the hurt a stranger Keep the ache Keep it mine [Verse 2] You count my breathing like a promise You ask me if I still feel safe I nod because the words would ruin The way you look at what you made There is a sweetness in the sting now A second life the body learns I am not broken in your after I am a fire that slowly burns [Chorus] Keep the ache Don't rush the morning in Let the heat stay under cotton Let the night stay on my skin I can take the tender talking I can take the glass of wine Just don't make the hurt a stranger Keep the ache Keep it mine [Bridge] If mercy means you let it fade Then mercy is a kinder blade I'd rather wear what we just did Than wake up clean And call it rid [Final Chorus] Keep the ache Don't wash the evening off Leave a little of the binding In the way you hold me soft When the world comes back tomorrow And my name is only mine Leave a shadow of the tying Keep the ache Keep it mine
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