[Verse 1] I keep a list of names beside the kitchen sink Each one a little weather I was sure I could outlast I learn the shape of every crack before the glass can clink Then wonder why my own two hands are shaking when I laugh [Pre-Chorus] I give the room my coat, my chair, the last warm piece of bread I tell myself a heart can stretch forever if it’s kind But every open door I hold for someone else to pass Leaves one more room inside me I can’t find [Chorus] I can’t mend every heart by breaking mine in two I can love you, still leave something whole for me If I pour out every drop, what will I have to give? Let care be a river with a bank, not a sea [Verse 2] You call at dusk; I know the silence in your voice I stay until your breathing finds its slower pace Then walk home carrying the weight of every choice Like all the hurt I couldn’t lift has learned my face [Pre-Chorus] I used to think that leaving meant I loved you less That saying “not tonight” would make the whole thing disappear But tenderness can speak in limits, too And I am learning how to keep you near [Chorus] I can’t mend every heart by breaking mine in two I can love you, still leave something whole for me If I pour out every drop, what will I have to give? Let care be a river with a bank, not a sea [Bridge] Come as you are; I won’t pretend I’m made of stone I’ll sit beside you, but I won’t become your home Your grief is yours; my hands can hold, not take it all I can answer when I’m able; I can rest before I fall [Final Chorus] I can’t mend every heart by breaking mine in two I can love you, and keep a little room for me We can carry what is ours and let the rest be held Let care be a river with a bank, not a sea [Outro] One heart, still open One heart, still mine
