A HEARTBEAT ISN’T A LIFE [VERSE 1] [FEMALE] I woke up every morning Did what I had to do [MALE] Had to do. [FEMALE] I smiled when people watched me I never told the truth [MALE] What truth? [FEMALE] I had a room, a key, a bed A body that came home I could hear my heart still moving But it never felt my own [MALE] Were you happy? [FEMALE] I said I was. [MALE] Did you mean it? [FEMALE] Not once. [PRE-CHORUS] [MALE] What were you waiting for? [FEMALE] I didn’t know. [MALE] What did you need? [FEMALE] Someone to notice. [CHORUS] [FEMALE] I had a heartbeat [MALE] But were you alive? [FEMALE] I knew how to stay I didn’t know why Then you saw the part I kept out of sight I was breathing before you You turned my heartbeat into a life [MALE] Into a life. [VERSE 2] [FEMALE] You didn’t promise forever [MALE] No promises. [FEMALE] You didn’t say I’d be fine You asked one honest question I couldn’t answer with a lie You didn’t pull me from the dark Or carry me outside You only stood there looking Till I opened up my eyes [MALE] Do you want this? [FEMALE] I want you. [MALE] Is that enough? [FEMALE] It’s the first thing that feels true. [CHORUS] [FEMALE] I had a heartbeat [MALE] But were you alive? [FEMALE] I knew how to stay [MALE] But never knew why. [FEMALE] Then you saw the part I kept out of sight I was breathing before you You turned my heartbeat into a life [BOTH] Into a life. [BRIDGE] [MALE] I can’t save you. [FEMALE] I never asked. [MALE] Then why do you need me? [FEMALE] You made me want myself back. [MALE] What happens if I leave? [FEMALE] I’ll still be alive. [FEMALE] You didn’t give me your life. You gave me back mine. [MALE] Prove it. [FINAL CHORUS] [FEMALE] I had a heartbeat! [MALE] But that wasn’t a life. I knew how to stay I didn’t know why [FEMALE] Then you saw the part I kept out of sight [BOTH] I was breathing before you You turned my heartbeat into a life [FEMALE] I had a heartbeat [MALE] Now you’re alive. [FEMALE] I knew how to stay [MALE] Now you know why. [FEMALE] Then you saw the part I kept out of sight [BOTH] I was breathing before you You turned my heartbeat into a life! [MALE] Now you’re alive.
