[Verse 1] I don’t bother to chase him away I’m too tired to even say “Malina, can I come in?” he says My back to the door I hear it open Amadeo walks in teen boy steps light He sets it down on the end table By my bed out of my sight [Pre-Chorus] I let the silence do the talking I let my breathing hold the line Then something warm starts rising up Through the room and through my mind [Chorus] I don’t bother I don’t bother I let him in I let him in I don’t bother I don’t bother When the room turns soft I can breathe again (Amadeo) (Amadeo) [Verse 2] I don’t turn around I just stay still He leaves a paper folded neat There’s a plastic bag and a clink of glass And all at once I smell something deep Rich with onion salt and steam Like somebody cared enough to cook The kind of smell that pulls me back From the edge of looking shook [Pre-Chorus] I feel the bed move under me I hear his shoes fade down the hall And I can’t pretend I don’t need this Not tonight not after all [Chorus] I don’t bother I don’t bother I let him in I let him in I don’t bother I don’t bother When the room turns soft I can breathe again (Amadeo) (Amadeo) [Bridge] [Half-time] My back stays turned but my chest unclenches One small kindness in a paper bag I taste the quiet on my tongue now And I want to call him back [Final Chorus] I don’t bother I don’t bother I let him in I let him in I don’t bother I don’t bother When the room turns soft I can breathe again I don’t bother I don’t bother Amadeo stays in the scent he left I don’t bother I don’t bother And for one small night I’m not alone yet
