When the counting's over(Unplugged)

Unplugged, acoustic guitar, female vocals, pop

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V5.5

[instrumental]

[Verse 1]
I have worn my share of weather,
let it darken every door.
I have called a wound devotion
just to make it hurt less than before.

I have missed the last train homeward,
watched good chances cross the night.
Still, the mirror knows my face now.
I can meet it
in the light.

[Pre-Chorus]
Let them say
I wanted less.
I wanted something
I could live inside.

[Chorus]
WHEN THE COUNTING’S OVER,
WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE LOST THEIR CLAIM,

I WILL KNOW
WHAT LOVE WAS WORTH

BY THE PART OF ME
THAT STAYED.

NOT THE PROMISES WE BORROWED,
NOT THE PRICE WE LEARNED TO PAY

LOVE IS NOT
THE HAND THAT OWNS YOU.

LOVE IS WHAT
LETS YOU KEEP YOUR NAME.
[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]
I don’t need a perfect answer.
I don’t need a straightened road.
Some truths arrive like summer rain.
Some only bloom
when you let go.

I have loved with both hands open.
I have learned to close one door.
There are ways of saying
“I love you”
that don’t ask me
to be less.

[Pre-Chorus]
Call me difficult.
Call me changed.
I have finally learned
what I can save.

[Chorus]
WHEN THE COUNTING’S OVER,
WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE LOST THEIR CLAIM,

I WILL KNOW
WHAT LOVE WAS WORTH

BY THE PART OF ME
THAT STAYED.

NOT THE PROMISES WE BORROWED,
NOT THE PRICE WE LEARNED TO PAY

LOVE IS NOT
THE HAND THAT OWNS YOU.

LOVE IS WHAT
LETS YOU KEEP YOUR NAME.
[Guitar solo]

[Bridge]
I won’t ask you
to complete me.
I won’t promise
not to change.

Just don’t build
a home around me
where I have to
lose my name.

Come beside me,
not above me.
Hold me close,
but leave me air.

Love should never need
my absence
just to prove
that it was there.

[Instrumental rise]

[Final Chorus]
WHEN THE COUNTING’S OVER,
WHEN THE YEARS HAVE HAD THEIR SAY,

I WON’T MEASURE LOVE
BY WHAT IT TOOK

BUT BY WHAT
IT LET REMAIN.

NOT THE DREAMS
THAT ASKED FOR DYING,

NOT THE DEBT
WE HAD TO PAY

LOVE IS NOT
THE HAND THAT OWNS YOU.

LOVE IS WHAT
LETS YOU KEEP YOUR NAME.

WHEN THE COUNTING’S OVER,
AND THE NUMBERS FALL AWAY,

I WILL STILL
BELONG TO SOMEONE

I WILL STILL
BELONG TO ME.

[Outro]
You can love me.

You can leave me.

You can stay.

Just let me
keep my name.

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[instrumental] [Verse 1] I have worn my share of weather, let it darken every door. I have called a wound devotion just to make it hurt less than before. I have missed the last train homeward, watched good chances cross the night. Still, the mirror knows my face now. I can meet it in the light. [Pre-Chorus] Let them say I wanted less. I wanted something I could live inside. [Chorus] WHEN THE COUNTING’S OVER, WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE LOST THEIR CLAIM, I WILL KNOW WHAT LOVE WAS WORTH BY THE PART OF ME THAT STAYED. NOT THE PROMISES WE BORROWED, NOT THE PRICE WE LEARNED TO PAY LOVE IS NOT THE HAND THAT OWNS YOU. LOVE IS WHAT LETS YOU KEEP YOUR NAME. [Instrumental] [Verse 2] I don’t need a perfect answer. I don’t need a straightened road. Some truths arrive like summer rain. Some only bloom when you let go. I have loved with both hands open. I have learned to close one door. There are ways of saying “I love you” that don’t ask me to be less. [Pre-Chorus] Call me difficult. Call me changed. I have finally learned what I can save. [Chorus] WHEN THE COUNTING’S OVER, WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE LOST THEIR CLAIM, I WILL KNOW WHAT LOVE WAS WORTH BY THE PART OF ME THAT STAYED. NOT THE PROMISES WE BORROWED, NOT THE PRICE WE LEARNED TO PAY LOVE IS NOT THE HAND THAT OWNS YOU. LOVE IS WHAT LETS YOU KEEP YOUR NAME. [Guitar solo] [Bridge] I won’t ask you to complete me. I won’t promise not to change. Just don’t build a home around me where I have to lose my name. Come beside me, not above me. Hold me close, but leave me air. Love should never need my absence just to prove that it was there. [Instrumental rise] [Final Chorus] WHEN THE COUNTING’S OVER, WHEN THE YEARS HAVE HAD THEIR SAY, I WON’T MEASURE LOVE BY WHAT IT TOOK BUT BY WHAT IT LET REMAIN. NOT THE DREAMS THAT ASKED FOR DYING, NOT THE DEBT WE HAD TO PAY LOVE IS NOT THE HAND THAT OWNS YOU. LOVE IS WHAT LETS YOU KEEP YOUR NAME. WHEN THE COUNTING’S OVER, AND THE NUMBERS FALL AWAY, I WILL STILL BELONG TO SOMEONE I WILL STILL BELONG TO ME. [Outro] You can love me. You can leave me. You can stay. Just let me keep my name.

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