Choir Beneath My Skin

[Verse 1]
You came in laughing, rain in your hair
Now every quiet has you in there
A little pulse under my tongue
A borrowed word I almost sung

[Pre-Chorus]
I love the way you change my shape
I hate the noise I cannot escape

[Chorus]
You are the choir beneath my skin
Your voices rise; they crowd me in
I hold you close, I split apart
A thousand mouths around one heart
I want you here, I want me back
Your song runs bright along the crack

[Verse 2]
Your mother’s sigh, your brother’s joke
A friend’s last “stay” caught in my throat
Each tenderness takes root and sings
A crowded room beneath my ribs

[Pre-Chorus]
I love the ache that proves you’re near
I hate that I can’t find myself in here

[Chorus]
You are the choir beneath my skin
Your voices rise; they crowd me in
I hold you close, I split apart
A thousand mouths around one heart
I want you here, I want me back
Your song runs bright along the crack

[Bridge]
If I cut the noise, would I cut you too?
If I keep the wound, can I keep me through?
I press my palm where the voices meet
And hear your name in my own heartbeat

[Final Chorus]
You are the choir beneath my skin
Your voices rise; I let them in
I hold you close, though I come apart
A thousand mouths, one beating heart
I want you here; I want me too
I make a little room for you

[Outro]
When the chorus swells and my thoughts disappear
I know your voices mean you were here