Come, Come to Me

Intro

Heh—shh—hear the latch click, hear the dirt sigh (uh-huh)

A little grin, a little knife — come, come to me

Verse

You stand at the fork, I tilt the coin (tilt, tilt)

"Erase them?" I ask with a smile like a hinge (heh)

You whisper "no" — soft, stubborn (please, please)

You press your palms to the sky (don't, don't) — you press your hands to mine (oh)

(Come on, come on) — you think you hold the line

Verse

I laugh — a brittle bell, a paper cut laugh (ha-ha)

"Not your puppet," I say, "you were never at the wheel" (never)

I pull a thread — mountaintops fold like cards (snap)

Rivers cough up their names (shh) — statues fall asleep (sleep)

The world goes hollow (hollow) — I clap, and it listens (yeah)

Chorus

Come, come to me (come, come) — give me your soul (give it, give it)

One little trade, one red stitch, I make it whole (I make it whole)

I will sew the sun back in (I will, I will) — promise, promise, soft and slow (soft)

But keep this in your pocket (keep it) — I'm leaving fingerprints for the next you to cross

(Give me your soul) — (give it) — (give it)

Verse

After the silence I hold out a hand (hand, hand) — "I can put it back" (I can)

"Save the faces, save the laughs" — neat words with razor-bite edges (uh-huh)

You taste the bargain and think of home (home, home) — the ache maps easy routes

I sign your name in carbon ink (ink) — a bookmark for the loop (for the loop)

Heh-heh — I'll be the one who opens the book next time (next time)

Outro

Na-na — the world hums like a wound (hmm)

"Come, come to me," I croon (come)

You hand me a heartbeat — glass, and warm (warm)

I tuck it away (tuck it) — and wait (wait), and wait (wait)

Heh — see you soon (see you), see you soon (see you)