Leave Room in the Room

[Intro]
I keep a chair pulled out for you
Even when the room is full

[Verse 1]
You tell me what the landlord said
I make a bed inside my head
For every hurt you bring to me
I move my own things carefully

You call at dawn, I call it need
I trade my sleep for one more deed
I know the shape of every ache
And take it home for my own sake

[Pre-Chorus]
A heart can open wide
And still need a door
I can care for you
Without becoming yours

[Chorus]
I can love the lost without getting lost
I can hold your hand and count the cost
You deserve a place, a voice, a start
But I cannot give away my whole heart
I can stay awhile, I can wish you well
I am not the only one who can help
Love is not a vow to disappear
I can care for you and keep me here

[Verse 2]
I learn the names you barely say
I carry them through half the day
Then someone else looks just as worn
And I mistake their need for a call

My yes comes easy, soft and quick
My no gets tangled, thin as string
But every promise made from guilt
Leaves both our hands with less to build

[Pre-Chorus]
A heart can open wide
And still need a door
I can care for you
Without becoming yours

[Chorus]
I can love the lost without getting lost
I can hold your hand and count the cost
You deserve a place, a voice, a start
But I cannot give away my whole heart
I can stay awhile, I can wish you well
I am not the only one who can help
Love is not a vow to disappear
I can care for you and keep me here

[Bridge]
Your sorrow is real
Mine is real too
I don’t have to bleed
To prove I love you
There are other hands
There are other doors
I can give what I can
And not promise more

[Group Chants]
Care, not collapse
Kind, not consumed
Leave room for your breath
Leave room in the room

[Final Chorus]
I can love the lost without getting lost
I can hold your hand and count the cost
You deserve a place, a voice, a start
But I cannot give away my whole heart
I can stay awhile, I can wish you well
We can find more hands, more help to tell
Love is not a vow to disappear
I can care for you and keep me here

[Outro]
I’ll leave a chair pulled out for you
And keep one standing here for me