With a Crack Running Straight

[Verse 1] You bring me the names from the waiting-room chairs A brother gone quiet, a mother who cares I gather their pieces and promise them whole Then find little splinters lodged under my soul I learn every tremor, remember each door I carry your winter, then carry one more My hands reach for everyone calling my name While somewhere inside me, the seams come undone all the same [Pre-Chorus] How much can a heart give away Before it forgets where to rest? I keep making room at the table With a crack running straight through my chest [Chorus] I want to mend every heart I can hold Give them the tenderness no one was told But the more that I love, the more I divide A room full of people, still nowhere inside Tell me, can care be a bridge and a burden? Can I stay whole while I open the door? I want to give all the love they deserve And learn I am someone worth saving, too [Verse 2] Your coat on my chair, your note by the sink A list of small things I forgot to drink I answer the late call, I cancel my plans Then stare at my own two unsteady hands I’m not made of stone, I’m not made of spare There’s only so much of me I can spare So let me say softly, and mean what I say: I can love you deeply and pause for a day [Bridge] Not every wound is mine to close Not every road is mine to pave I can sit beside your sorrow Without pretending I can save And if my voice goes thin and tired If I need a little room Let that boundary be a kindness Let it make more life to bloom [Final Chorus] I want to mend every heart I can hold Give them the tenderness no one was told But the more that I love, the more I divide A room full of people, still nowhere inside Now I’ll keep a place at the table for me No less compassion, just space to breathe I want to give all the love they deserve And learn I am someone worth saving, too [Outro] I can stay near I can step back Love is not leaving When I come back