Auditioning for Your Eyes

[Verse 1]
I read your face before you speak
I turn a laugh into a promise
If you lean close, I lean in deep
Already asking what it means

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep auditioning for your eyes
Make every yes a little prize
But when the crowd goes home again
That hunger starts its round again

[Chorus]
Love me, love me, say it like you mean it
I can make you want me for a minute
Fill me up, then watch it disappear
I need your yes to tell me I am here
Love me, love me—there, I said it plainly
I keep chasing what can’t hold me safely

[Verse 2]
I learn your favorite little joke
I laugh before the punchline lands
I play the part that keeps you close
And lose the sound of my own plans

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep auditioning for your eyes
Make every yes a little prize
But when the crowd goes home again
That hunger starts its round again

[Chorus]
Love me, love me, say it like you mean it
I can make you want me for a minute
Fill me up, then watch it disappear
I need your yes to tell me I am here

[Bridge]
If I stop reaching, what remains?
A pulse that doesn’t need applause
Maybe I can let the silence stay
And still be worthy when it falls

[Final Chorus]
Love me, love me—hear the old refrain
I want your heart to quiet all this ache
But I am more than what you choose to give
I’m learning I can stay, and still live