[Intro — Voice 1] You think she’s the quiet one. That’s sweet. [Verse 1 — Voice 2] She lets you talk until you’re certain You have mapped the whole terrain She nods like every word is harmless While she memorizes names [Voice 5] She does not fight for every spotlight She does not need to win the room Some flowers close before the evening Some only open after two [Pre-Chorus — Voice 3] We have seen her break a silence With one sentence, clean and slow You are staring at the surface We are telling you below [Chorus — Voice 3 lead, member responses] Keep her close But do not hold her too tightly [Voice 1] She remembers pressure [Voice 2] She remembers tone Keep her close Do not mistake soft for likely [Voice 5] She will let you think you left [Voice 4, soft] Then make the leaving her own [All] Keep her close Or watch her disappear correctly [Verse 2 — Voice 1] She can make an exit look like mercy Make you thank her for the wound You will tell your friends she changed you She will barely mention you [Voice 2] She is not the one who sends ten messages She sends one that ends the night Then wears your favorite color somewhere You will never be invited [Pre-Chorus — Voice 5] You keep calling her mysterious Because she will not over-explain She is not hiding from your questions She is deciding what they’re worth [Chorus] Keep her close But do not hold her too tightly [Voice 1] She remembers pressure [Voice 2] She remembers tone Keep her close Do not mistake soft for likely [Voice 5] She will let you think you left [Voice 4] Then make the leaving her own [Bridge — Voice 4, dry and intimate] They make me sound dangerous I am only paying attention I do not punish people I believe their repetition You can love me without owning me You can leave without a war But if you make me beg for tenderness You will never hear me ask twice [Final Chorus — Voice 4 leads unexpectedly] Keep me close But never hold me too tightly I remember pressure I remember tone Keep me close Do not mistake soft for likely I can love you like a home And still leave like one of my own [All] Keep her close She is quieter than goodbye
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