[Verse 1] You came in quiet Like a crack in the frame Now every small thing Says your name Your touch stayed longer Than your hands ever did Some marks don’t wash off They live [Pre-Chorus] I tried cold water I tried the night Still you kept moving Out of sight Now when I look down It’s right there again No clean line No way to pretend [Chorus] Like ink under skin You stay in me Like ink under skin You don’t leave Cut me open I still see Like ink under skin You stay in me (you stay in me) [Verse 2] I wear long sleeves In the heat of July Just to keep from showing What I hide Friends ask softly If I’m doing fine I smile too quick And change the line [Pre-Chorus] But the mirror knows And the sheets know too Every little place That still looks like you I can trace it With my own two hands Same dark shape I don’t understand [Chorus] Like ink under skin You stay in me Like ink under skin You don’t leave Cut me open I still see Like ink under skin You stay in me (you stay in me) [Bridge] Maybe time will fade it Maybe I will too Maybe one day I won’t reach for you But tonight it burns In a thin black line Your name keeps moving Under mine [Chorus] Like ink under skin You stay in me Like ink under skin You don’t leave Cut me open I still see Like ink under skin You stay in me (you stay in me)
