Held, Not Kept!

 Memories [Verse 1] Door clicks You lean on the frame Street on your back My name on your face You say it's late But you don't move Wet coat on your shoulders Heart in the room [Pre-Chorus] You say "I'm fine" Your hands say "hold me" I read you faster Than your story [Chorus] Give it all to me Every shiver Every breath you bury Lay your secrets on my chest Let ’em bleed Every tremble that you hide I feel it Give it all to me Let your body say the words you’re fearing Pull me deeper till your doubts can’t breathe Give it Give it all to me [Verse 2] Keys drop Floor knows the sound Your lips trace circles Then back out loud You pace the kitchen Bare feet Cold tile Then you fold into me Like it’s been a while [Pre-Chorus] You say "I'm scared" Your pulse says "stay" I kiss the questions Off your face [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] Every mark on your heart I touch it slow I touch it soft Every story half-told I don’t turn away I...

 Love, from a female perspective [Verse 1] You find my zipper Like you found my fear Laugh in my shoulder Breathe in my ear Curtains half open Traffic hums low You trace the outline Of someone you almost know [Chorus] I come undone in your hands Thread by thread You understand Pull me apart Slow and quiet Name every scar Don’t deny it I come undone in your hands Like you planned Like you planned [Verse 2] Lip print on glassware Water still warm You read my notebook Weather my storm You say “stay over” I say “I might” Then lose my reasons In the soft of your light [Chorus] [Bridge] Button on the floor Heartbeat in your mouth You keep asking “more?” I keep pouring out If this is the end Let it end like this Half-spoken secrets Full-body kiss [Chorus]

 Unspoken words in the presence of a loved one [Verse 1] You hang your coat On my kitchen chair Rain on the window Fills up the air Your phone goes dark Face down by the sink We say we’re fine But we’re both on the brink [Chorus] Enjoy the quiet Let the words stay on our tongues Feel your heartbeat Doing all the talking that we shun Every silence Says the things we’re scared to write So stay beside me And enjoy the quiet [Verse 2] The kettle hums Then forgets to boil Half-sipped tea Going lukewarm on the foil Your fingers trace Circles on my knee You start to speak Then just breathe on me [Chorus] [Bridge] What if this is Everything we need No grand confession Just you leaning into me Every pause Is a secret held between Two soft shadows In a room that never sleeps [Chorus]

 Memory of  past Girlfriend who used sleeptalk [Verse 1] You drift in Door still half open Shoes in your hand Grin already broken Street on your jacket Night on your tongue You say you’re exhausted But you’re still wound up [Pre-Chorus] You fall on the mattress Like it’s all you trust Laugh in my shoulder Say you’re dangerous You trace my collarbone Eyes half shut Talking in circles Till the words get stuck [Chorus] You’re a sleep talk lover Saying too much in the dark Every secret slips out softer Every truth finds its mark When the daylight’s over You don’t hide what you want You’re a sleep talk lover And you tell on your heart [Verse 2] You mumble a promise You’d deny by noon Name me your weakness Then switch to the moon You tug on my T-shirt Pull me in close Between every heartbeat You spill another dose [Pre-Chorus] You ask if I’ll keep you Like a whispered dare Breath tastes like courage Hands in my hair You’ll blame it on being Half gone Half aware But I’ve learned your...

 Memories of an on & off Girlfriend [Verse 1] You hit my phone at 2 AM "Are you awake?" you never change I know that tone That lazy grin You only call me when it’s safe You say you’re done with something real Too many scars Too many games But when you’re bored and need a thrill My name pops up and I press play [Chorus] You only want that fast touch Hands on Then you back up You call it freedom I call it running away We burn out in the back seat Drive home on the same street We never talk about the mess that we made If it’s just fast touch Then why can’t I stay away? [Verse 2] You pour a drink You dim the room You talk in circles Change the truth You say you’re easy Not unkind You’re “bad at love but good at time” You kiss me hard to kill the thought That someone else just had your heart I laugh it off I play along But every joke is hitting wrong [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] You leave your sweater on my chair Little flag that says "I care" Then disappea...

 A love ballad about past lovers. How they were held in love and not kept what they had. [Verse 1] You trace half circles on my wrist Like you're writing words you won't admit Breath so close it fogs my lips Still we hover on the brink of it Your sweater sleeve against my hand You laugh too soft You understand How one more inch One broken plan Would pull this room like sinking sand [Chorus] I want you held Not kept Arms around your shaking breath Let the feeling rise Stop guarding every step I want you near Not caged Calm inside this tidal wave All this love I’ve swept I want you held Held Not kept [Verse 2] Your phone lights up You turn away Hide the way your pupils change Say you're tired You need the rain Blame the weather for the flame You fold your feelings into squares Stack them where I shouldn’t stare Still I see them through the glare Every “goodnight” says “I’m scared” [Chorus] [Bridge] We could fall Or we could float Teeth in lip Hand in coat Say the word I won’t...