Beautiful Ache

[Verse 1]
Your thumb leaves a crescent pressed into my wrist
I keep that small bruise like a note I can’t miss
We trade our old names in the kitchen light
Your breath in my lungs feels wrong and right

[Pre-Chorus]
Every seam gives way when you pull me near
I want the hurt, I want you here

[Chorus]
Melt through my ribs, let the borders come undone
Your pulse in my chest, my blood learning your run
It’s heaven in the fever, it’s a beautiful ache
We’re two hearts caught in one body that we made

[Verse 2]
Your laugh slips out through my teeth when I speak
I wear your tired eyes for the rest of the week
We fit like a wound that refuses to close
Still I reach for your hand when the red river flows

[Pre-Chorus]
Every seam gives way when you pull me near
I want the hurt, I want you here

[Chorus]
Melt through my ribs, let the borders come undone
Your pulse in my chest, my blood learning your run
It’s heaven in the fever, it’s a beautiful ache
We’re two hearts caught in one body that we made

[Bridge]
If I lose my outline, say my name against my skin
If you lose your breath, I’ll make room and pull you in
No clean way back, no untouched place to start
Your scar is my map; my ache is your heart

[Final Chorus]
Melt through my ribs, let the borders come undone
Your pulse in my chest, my blood learning your run
It’s heaven in the fever, it’s a beautiful ache
We’re two hearts caught in one body that we made

[Outro]
Stay where the edges used to be
Stay where you’re changing me