Don't Tempt Me Now (Carpet Confession)

Verse

I've been here before, same late-night radio, changing stations

Fading into dim rooms, replaying all the old frustrations

God, I get impatient — if I could pour a stronger courage than the heaviness I hold,

If I could quiet down the chaos long enough to not fold,

Maybe then I'd sleep,

Sleep

Pre-chorus

But there's a monster in my head

She says the world would be lighter if I slipped out of the frame

She says I'm nothing but noise — a candle with a weak flame

Chorus

Lying on the bedroom carpet, whispering, “Please save me”

Mom and Dad, if I stay, will you be proud of your child, maybe?

Holding on tight only makes it wild — sometimes hope feels like a spill

Hey, don't tempt me now — you know I will

Verse

If I walk away

I could run toward some other skyline

Change my name, my state of mind

Call it a brand-new design

Mirror, mirror, the glass is fogged — I can't see my reflection whole

I swore I'd healed, but truth is there's a bruise still blooming in my soul

I lied,

Lied

Pre-chorus

'Cause there's a monster in my bed

She tells me I add nothing, that the planet would breathe easier

She colors every quiet hour like grief is all I carry here

Chorus

Lying on the bedroom carpet, breathe slow, count to ten

If I falter on the way down, would anyone catch me then?

I had a flash of how it ends if I keep climbing that same hill

Hey, don't tempt me now — you know I will

Yeah, don't tempt me now — you know I will

Bridge

My heartbeat stumbles in the dark — the room is like a trembling, open wound

I whisper to the ceiling cracks, hoping they'll steady me soon

Say a prayer, tuck me in; I'll try to get some rest

Though the noises are loud inside my chest

Chorus

Lying on the bedroom carpet, I'm learning how to save me

If I tremble in the silence, will the world still hold me gently?

Holding on hurts, but I'm still here, and maybe that's a will

Hey, don't tempt me now — I'm trying still

Yeah, don't tempt me now — I'm here, I will