Leave Me One Bite

[Verse 1]
I order the cake before the candles arrive
One fork, then another, I call it a night
You say, “Take the last piece,” I say, “I’m all right”
Then scrape up the cream when you turn out the light

[Pre-Chorus]
A little feels easy, a little feels free
Till the little starts making decisions for me

[Chorus]
Give me the sweetness, give me the kiss
Give me the thing that I swear I won’t miss
I want it, I want it—then count what it cost
A feast in my hands, and a line getting crossed

[Verse 2]
Your coat on my chair, your key by the door
We make up at midnight, then make up some more
I tap “buy now” on a bright little screen
By morning the parcel’s a debt in a dream

[Pre-Chorus]
A little feels easy, a little feels free
Till the little starts making decisions for me

[Chorus]
Give me the sweetness, give me the kiss
Give me the thing that I swear I won’t miss
I want it, I want it—then count what it cost
A feast in my hands, and a line getting crossed

[Bridge]
So leave me one bite, leave me one breath
Let wanting be wanting, not all that I get

[Final Chorus]
Give me the sweetness, give me the kiss
I can say yes without drowning in it
I want it, I want it, and still I can choose
A life with some savor, some room left to lose