[Verse 1] They wheeled me in beneath the paper moon, A borrowed pulse stitched under my ribs. The nurse said, “Someone loved you enough to leave this,” Then the monitor counted out what I could not give. [Pre-Chorus] At first it beat like a guest in the room, A second fist knocking against the bone. Then every time I reached for you, Its old ache answered as my own. [Chorus] I feel you where my heart used to be, Your joy climbs in and your grief takes the seat. I love you—though the love came sewn in, Your hands in my chest, your hurt under my skin. If I open up, will I still be me? Or just the life you left beating in me? [Verse 2] Your favorite song makes my throat go tight, I miss a town I’ve never seen. I wake with your name behind my teeth, And cry for a stranger in a dream. You loved somebody before you were gone; Now I flinch when they say that name. I want to give this heart back to the dark, But it keeps choosing you all the same. [Pre-Chorus] It kicks when your picture comes into view, It folds when your old friends talk. I thought that I was learning to love you— Now I feel you learning how I walk. [Chorus] I feel you where my heart used to be, Your joy climbs in and your grief takes the seat. I love you—though the love came sewn in, Your hands in my chest, your hurt under my skin. If I open up, will I still be me? Or just the life you left beating in me? [Bridge] Some mornings your sorrow is a warm red tide, Some mornings your happiness pulls me outside. I hate that I’m grateful; I hate that I know The shape of your longing, the weight of your no. But when I hold them, the ache loosens its grip— Your heart says stay, and my own answers it. [Final Chorus] I feel you where my heart used to be, Your joy climbs in and your grief takes the seat. I love you—now the love has grown roots, Two lives beating hard in one borrowed suit. If I open up, I can finally see: You’re not replacing me—you’re changing what “me” can be. [Outro] One scar, two histories, One beat learning how to be free.
