A Heart of Its Own

[Intro] Ooh... Ah... [Verse 1] I leave a little distance Between your hand and mine. I call it being careful. I call it taking time. But every time you lean in, I lose a little ground. I keep my voice so level While my pulse gives out. [Pre-Chorus] I know how to turn away. I know what not to say. Why does everything I silence Find another way? [Chorus] I told my heart, go slow. I told my heart, let go. It kept a little of you In every beat below. I can choose the words. I can choose the hour. But I can't tell this heart Who not to open for. It has a heart of its own. A heart of its own. [Verse 2] I practice being distant. It almost looks like peace. Then you say something ordinary, And something in me yields. No promise. No confession. Your coat beside the door. I catch myself imagining It hanging there once more. [Pre-Chorus] I could ask you not to stay. I could watch you walk away. Would the wanting leave beside you, Or learn to ache in wait? [Chorus] I told my heart, go slow. I told my heart, let go. It kept a little of you In every beat below. I can choose the words. I can choose the hour. But I can't tell this heart Who not to open for. It has a heart of its own. A heart of its own. [Bridge] Maybe I don't have to name it. Maybe naming makes it real. I've been holding back the answer Like that changes how I feel. I can wait before I touch you. I can breathe before I move. But the feeling came unbidden, And it keeps returning you. [Final Chorus] I told my heart, go slow. It heard your voice and opened. I told my heart, let go. It left the ending unspoken. I can choose the words. I can choose the hour. But love was moving through me Before I knew it's power. It has a heart of its own. A heart of its own. [Outro] I haven't said I love you. My heart... Already knows.