Unowned, Alive

[Verse 1]
If I had the lumber, if I had the land
I’d raise a room for every hand I understand
A table long enough for all the names I keep
A fire that stays kind while the whole house sleeps

[Pre-Chorus]
No keys to copy, no line to draw
No one held here by a hidden law

[Chorus]
Come in, come close, there’s room enough to stay
I’d give you warmth and let you keep your way
But hearts get measured like a deed, a claim, a prize
We build our little borders where the open doorway lies
I dream us side by side, unowned, alive
I dream us side by side

[Verse 2]
You could leave at sunrise, come back when you choose
Bring your changing weather, bring your different truths
I’d never call your freedom proof that love was wrong
I’d want the door to welcome you, not make you belong

[Pre-Chorus]
No keys to copy, no line to draw
No one held here by a hidden law

[Chorus]
Come in, come close, there’s room enough to stay
I’d give you warmth and let you keep your way
But hearts get measured like a deed, a claim, a prize
We build our little borders where the open doorway lies
I dream us side by side, unowned, alive
I dream us side by side

[Bridge]
I can picture every chair pulled near
Every voice still sounding clear
No one asked to shrink or choose
No one loved by what they lose
Then the world says, “Mine or gone,”
And the house I drew comes down

[Final Chorus]
Come in, come close, there’s room enough to stay
I’d give you warmth and let you keep your way
But hearts get measured like a deed, a claim, a prize
We build our little borders where the open doorway lies
I dream us side by side, unowned, alive
I dream us side by side

[Outro]
If I could build it, you’d be free
And still there’d be a place for me