Where It Hurts

[Intro]
You came in carrying a whole world
I only saw the part I knew

[Verse 1]
You keep your coat on in July
I used to call that strange
Then you told me what the cold can do
And how a body keeps its names
You count the exits when we talk
I thought you weren’t listening
Now I leave a little room beside me
For the things you’re holding in

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t have to see it your way
To believe you when you say
It’s real to you

[Chorus]
So tell me where it hurts
I’ll try to understand
I won’t turn your hardest day
Into a verdict on who you are
We can disagree and still make room
We can ask before we accuse
I’m learning how to hear you through
I’m here, I’m here with you

[Verse 2]
You changed your mind at the kitchen sink
With the tap still running cold
I nearly made a joke of it
Then I let the silence hold
You’ve got reasons I can’t carry
You’ve got truths I haven’t known
So I’ll quit keeping score of every turn
And let your story stand its own

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t have to share your map
To stop and hear the ground you’re on
Before I answer back

[Chorus]
So tell me where it hurts
I’ll try to understand
I won’t turn your hardest day
Into a verdict on who you are
We can disagree and still make room
We can ask before we accuse
I’m learning how to hear you through
I’m here, I’m here with you

[Bridge]
No one gets wiser from a finger in their face
No one finds a safer door by being put to shame
I can hold my own conviction
And still leave yours some space
We’re more than one bad sentence
More than one mistake

[Final Chorus]
So tell me where it hurts
I’ll try to understand
I won’t turn your hardest day
Into a verdict on who you are
We can disagree and still make room
We can ask before we accuse
I’m learning how to hear you through
I’m here, I’m here with you

[Outro]
I don’t need to win this moment
I just want to know you true
Tell me where it hurts
I’m here with you