Keep the Match Inside My Fist

[Verse 1]
I know the weak seam in the wall
The little shove that ends it all
Some days the wreck looks almost bright
A clean white page after the fight

[Pre-Chorus]
I picture every bolt undone
Then see your face when morning comes

[Chorus]
I want to watch the whole thing break
To feel the ground reset beneath me
But I can name the hurt it makes
And that is where my hands stay steady
I keep the match inside my fist
Because I know who’d stand in the smoke

[Verse 2]
I could walk out before the dawn
Leave every promise overdrawn
A new life sounds like open air
Until I count the hearts left there

[Pre-Chorus]
I picture every bolt undone
Then hear your voice before I run

[Chorus]
I want to watch the whole thing break
To feel the ground reset beneath me
But I can name the hurt it makes
And that is where my hands stay steady
I keep the match inside my fist
Because I know who’d stand in the smoke

[Bridge]
You would be left with half a sentence
I would be free, and still remember
So I stay here, not out of fear
But for the ones I want near

[Final Chorus]
I want to watch the whole thing break
But I can choose what gets to leave me
I’ll clear one corner, make it plain
And let the rest change slowly
I keep the match inside my fist
Then open up my hand

[Outro]
I’m still here
I’m still here