[Verse 1] I hold the door too long I read the room for signs I give away my coat When yours is lost in mine I keep the soup hot I keep the phone on loud I want your hands less tense I want your chest less loud [Pre-Chorus] If you lean, I catch If you break, I bend I build a little peace And try to make it end With you safe beside me With your eyes less wide I chase that quiet place Like it’s mine to find [Chorus] I want to keep you warm I want to keep you safe I want to be the calm In the middle of the shake I want to keep you warm I want to keep you safe But if I miss the mark I feel it in my face I feel it in my chest I feel it in my hands (keep you warm) [Verse 2] And when the day goes wrong I replay every word Did I say enough? Did I make it heard? I check the little things The cup, the seat, the light Like love is in the margins And safety is a night [Pre-Chorus] If you lean, I catch If you break, I bend I build a little peace And try to make it end With you safe beside me With your eyes less wide I chase that quiet place Like it’s mine to find [Chorus] I want to keep you warm I want to keep you safe I want to be the calm In the middle of the shake I want to keep you warm I want to keep you safe But if I miss the mark I feel it in my face I feel it in my chest I feel it in my hands (keep you warm) [Bridge] Who taught me I must earn Every gentle thing? Like I’m only good If I can make you sing Maybe love is here Even in the doubt Even when my hands Are the ones shaking out [Final Chorus] I want to keep you warm I want to keep you safe I want to be the calm In the middle of the shake I want to keep you warm I want to keep you safe And when I miss the mark I’ll still come back the same I’ll still come back again I’ll still come back and stand (keep you warm)
