Verse 1 I didn't fall apart dramatically I just got quieter and quieter until the room was mostly me being very still I made it look like rest I made it look like calm I pressed my palms together like I was holding something warm Chorus Soft collapse no one saw it happen soft collapse I just let myself go slack Soft collapse like a garment in the evening soft collapse I finally gave it back Verse 2 The ceiling has a water stain I've named it something kind I've been learning all the patterns of the texture of my mind There's a tenderness in giving up that no one tells you of — the way the tension leaves the jaw the way you soften, love Chorus Soft collapse no one saw it happen soft collapse I just let myself go slack Soft collapse like a garment in the evening soft collapse I finally gave it back Bridge Not broken just undone at the seams Not silent just finished with the screaming Not empty just poured out on the floor Not nothing just not what I was before Outro (whispered) "I'm alright. I'm alright. I'm—" (pad swells, then silence)
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