[Intro: Detuned toy piano] (One, two, wait) I never learned the wait [Verse 1] I give until the giving Stops resembling what you asked You tell me you need distance And I hurry to close the gap I know the difference, clearly I can explain it with such grace Then my pulse begins negotiating What my mind already knows [Pre-Chorus: Glitch voices] Is it love or my relief? Am I helping you or me? [Chorus: Soaring, syncopated] I keep playing through your rests Like the silence is a test I can name the line precisely Still I cross it in a rush I know better, I know better Why can't knowing make me cease? Why does loving feel like panic When you ask for peace from me? [Verse 2] I can speak of patience Like I've practiced it for years Then I feel the slightest distance And surrender to the fear Every apology is honest But an apology's not change If my need to feel forgiven Makes you carry it again [Bridge: Broken drums fall silent] (Wait) Let the silence have its length (Wait) Let affection prove its strength My longing isn't permission My worry isn't yours to mend [Final Chorus: Harmonies interlock] I will learn to count your rests Even when they hurt my chest If I love you like I tell you I must honor what you ask I don't know why I keep reaching When I know I should release So I'll study what lives beneath it Without making you teach me [Outro: One muted bass note] Your rest belongs to you.
