The Seam Still Tender

[Verse 1]
Your hand found mine beside the bedroom door
A seam of warmth ran underneath my skin
My heartbeat stumbled, then I felt yours answer
Two separate maps beginning to wear thin

[Pre-Chorus]
Your grief came through my ribs like weather
My joy was suddenly in your mouth
We pulled apart; the tender places opened
And neither of us knew how to back out

[Chorus]
If I let you in until there’s no dividing line
Will we be one bright body, or will yours erase mine?
Every part of me remembers every part of you
I want the whole of us—and fear what whole can do
Hold me close, but leave a little room to breathe
Tell me love can join us without making one of me

[Verse 2]
Your pulse kept time beneath my collarbone
My nerves lit up with every hurt you hid
I tasted salt before your eyes were spilling
And knew the ache before you said it did

[Pre-Chorus]
We found the edges thinning in the morning
A borrowed hand, a borrowed breath, a name
Each time we separate, the tearing lingers
Each time we meet, we come back less the same

[Chorus]
If I let you in until there’s no dividing line
Will we be one bright body, or will yours erase mine?
Every part of me remembers every part of you
I want the whole of us—and fear what whole can do
Hold me close, but leave a little room to breathe
Tell me love can join us without making one of me

[Bridge]
There is a door inside this wanting
There is a self I cannot lend
If we dissolve the space between us
Will we still know where you begin?

[Final Chorus]
If I let you in until there’s no dividing line
Will we be one bright body, or will yours erase mine?
Every part of me remembers every part of you
I want the whole of us—and fear what whole can do
Stay with me, and let the border softly bend
Love me without asking either life to end

[Outro]
Your hand in mine, the seam still tender
Two names, still spoken, still our own