Leave the Key Here

[Verse 1]
I kept a spare key under every name
Made room at my table, took the blame
You called when the winter got into your bones
I gave you my coat, then walked home alone
I learned every silence, every borrowed ache
Said, “Take what you need,” till there was none left to take

[Pre-Chorus]
Now you say I’m worth staying for
I look at the empty place by the door

[Chorus]
I gave my whole heart away in pieces
Till I couldn’t tell what belonged to me
I held so many hands through their leaving
Now love comes close and I can’t believe
You could choose me with nothing to prove
When I spent all my proof on everybody but you

[Verse 2]
I remember your birthday, your brother’s bad knee
The song for the drive when you couldn’t sleep
I kept all the little things you dropped on the floor
Then wondered why I couldn’t ask for more
My name in your mouth sounds gentle and strange
Like a coat that still fits but I’m scared it has changed

[Pre-Chorus]
You say I don’t have to earn the room
I still fold myself small when you move

[Chorus]
I gave my whole heart away in pieces
Till I couldn’t tell what belonged to me
I held so many hands through their leaving
Now love comes close and I can’t believe
You could choose me with nothing to prove
When I spent all my proof on everybody but you

[Breakdown]
If I stop giving, will you still stay?
If I have no rescue left, will you look my way?
I’m not a well that never runs dry
I’m just learning I’m allowed to be held this time

[Final Chorus]
I gave my whole heart away in pieces
Still there’s a small part returning to me
You hold my hands without asking for reasons
You let me be tired, you let me just be
Maybe I’m worthy before I can prove
Maybe I can keep some of this love for me too

[Outro]
Leave the key here
I’ll let you in
And keep a little
For where I’ve been