[Verse 1] She said, “Do you wanna come inside?” She meant the porch light, shoes by the door A quieter room, a safer place Someone to talk to, nothing more He had seen that scene a hundred times The key turns, the camera climbs Two glasses waiting, cut to dawn So he walked in thinking the question was gone [Pre-Chorus] No one told them they were reading From two different scripts One heard company One heard an invitation on her lips [Chorus] An implication can raise a question It cannot answer yes A hand held out is just a hand A kiss permits a kiss “Come inside” means come inside “Stay” only means don’t go yet You don’t have to fear the question You just have to ask it Ask it And listen when it’s answered Ask it Before you write the ending [Verse 2] She said, “Can we only cuddle tonight?” He heard “Start there, then we’ll see” She meant a blanket, breath, and warmth A body near her peacefully Someone falls asleep in someone’s bed Someone wears the shirt they lent Someone flirts and changes their mind None of these complete the sentence [Pre-Chorus] We learned desire through closing doors Through music swelling underneath Through jokes that children carried home Before they knew what made adults freeze [Chorus] An implication can raise a question It cannot answer yes A hand held out is just a hand A kiss permits a kiss “Come inside” means come inside “Stay” only means don’t go yet You don’t have to fear the question You just have to ask it Ask it And leave room for the answer Ask it Don’t make silence finish it [Verse 3] A child repeats a cartoon line The grown-ups laugh; they don’t know why Years before they learn the second meaning They learn which words make faces change A sheltered girl grows up believing People say the things they mean While someone else was taught that wanting Hides between the spoken things Neither one invented this We inherited the blur But knowing how the blur was made Doesn’t make an assumption hers [Bridge] This is not a trial for every moment We misunderstood before Not every missed cue hides a monster Not every wound began as war We were trained by cuts and captions By the scene that fades away We can give each other mercy Without pretending harm is safe There is no shame in wondering No weakness in a pause Desire does not become dangerous Until it outruns the answer [Break] Maybe means ask Flirting means ask A ride home means ask A bedroom means ask Cuddling means cuddling Until you both choose more Consent is not the hidden meaning Underneath a closing door [Final Chorus] An implication can raise a question It cannot answer yes Closeness is not a debt incurred And warmth is not a test “Come inside” means come inside “Stay” only means don’t go yet We don’t have to fear each other We just have to ask it Ask it Like their answer truly matters Ask it And believe the answer given No one has to read your mind No one has to know the script We can stop making people pay For meanings they were never given [Outro] Let the camera keep on rolling Let the room stay plainly lit Let the question be a question And let the answer finish it
