[Intro] Backstage heat, the lights hum low You don’t look back, but you already know [Verse 1] Prep room mirrors, steam in the air You curl your hair, I stand too near Every word sits on my tongue If I speak it, we’re undone I watch your mouth, the way you breathe Wanting more than you can see I stay quiet, stay in line Afraid you’d never look into mine [Chorus] Your diamond curls in the dressing light I wanted you before that night You didn’t know what woke in you I did, I always knew I kissed you once, your body froze Breath held tight, eyes still closed Not pulling back, not letting go Like crossing something you didn’t know [Verse 2] Later, darkness, skin too close Your hands unsure, but wanting most You touched me like it couldn’t last Like feeling me would mean too fast You asked me what this feeling meant Why one small kiss felt permanent You wanted me, but not the weight Of what would happen if we stayed [Chorus] Your diamond curls against my skin We let it start, then pulled back in You wanted me, just not the cost Not what we’d risk, not what we’d lost I loved you louder than you could You loved me softly, from where you stood Half inside, half afraid Touching me like a mistake [Verse 3] So I stood next to you on stage Played my role, stayed safe, behaved I dated men, I wore the lie Let the world look somewhere else but inside You stepped away when eyes were near Left me first whenever fear Like wanting me would break the spell Like being seen would ring the bell [Bridge] You didn’t say you wanted out You just couldn’t stay without Turning love into a threat Something you weren’t ready to let [Final Chorus] Your diamond curls still cut the same Not because you felt no flame But because you felt it too And didn’t know what that would do I loved you first, I loved you more You stayed behind a closing door We never were, but we were close And that’s the part that haunts me most [Outro] [Instrumental]
