[Intro] Beep in the room, red line on the wall One more breath, I can answer your call [Verse 1] I got a hospital number folded in my coat Rain on the window, every siren cuts my throat You say, "Stay with me," I say, "I’m trying to" The clock keeps count of what a heart can do [Pre-Chorus] If I go quiet, call my name If I lose the thread, pull me back again [Chorus] Stay, stay, don’t let the room go cold Stay, stay, keep your hand on mine to hold Male: I’m still here Female: Then meet me here Choir: Stay, stay, stay [Verse 2] You brought black coffee in a paper cup Your lipstick on the rim says you won’t give up I hear the wheels roll past the half-shut door But your rough little laugh makes me want one more [Pre-Chorus] If I go quiet, call my name If I lose the thread, pull me back again [Chorus] Stay, stay, don’t let the room go cold Stay, stay, keep your hand on mine to hold Male: I’m still here Female: Then meet me here Choir: Stay, stay, stay [Bridge] Male: I was a stone at the bottom of the river Female: I found your pulse and pulled you toward the surface Male: Every beep is a door I can walk through Female: Every breath is a promise I’m keeping with you Choir: Walk through, walk through, walk through [Final Chorus] Stay, stay, now the morning finds the blinds Stay, stay, your steady voice is keeping time Male: I’m still here Female: Then meet me here Choir: Stay, stay, stay [Outro] The line turns steady, the room turns blue I count one heartbeat, then I count two
