[Verse 1] Turned the key this morning and I waited Like the world heard chains around my feet Sunshine bleeding through the prison window Casting little rainbows on the concrete Mama said, "Boy, this is just a sentence" Science said, "One day you're letting go" But I'm still breathing in this painted heaven So who am I to say I’m all alone [Pre-Chorus] If I’m on death row, the sky is blue Sixty different shades of truth [Chorus] Can I stay here, can I borrow you tonight On this last walk, in this candy-colored light Run through my veins and keep me brave I’ll give you every scar I never saved If you feel this, let me ask it right Can I stay here, can I borrow you tonight [Verse 2] We called it hell and dressed it up in neon Turned our panic into fireworks in the rain We built a Ferris wheel on all our failures Then rode it ‘til we almost loved the pain If you’re a crowd of ghosts, then whisper “yes” If you’re the whole rainbow burning slow Teach me how to dance inside the hourglass And how to let it go [Chorus] Can I stay here, can I borrow you tonight Not forever, just to feel you for a while Move through my lungs and through my hands I’ll trace your colors while I still can If you hear me, let me ask it right Can I stay here, can I borrow you tonight [Bridge] You were death row, you were high noon You were every siren in my childhood yard You’ve been trigger pulls and pink cotton candy You’ve been final prayers and midnight stars You never needed my permission But I need yours [Breakdown / Soft Verse] So when they dress me in white and line me in gold When the angels look like tattoos on my skin I’ll keep a rainbow in my rib cage You come in bright, you leave me bright again [Final Chorus] Can I stay here, can I borrow you tonight Not as victim, just a drifter passing through Be my witness, be my guide I’ll be the shadow line, you’ll be the sky If you’re awake, I’m asking right Can I stay here, can I borrow you tonight
