Verse 1
I learned your name in a whisper
Back pew, fingers intertwined
Stained glass cut through your features
Like God was drawing lines
You said, “Don’t look at me like that”
But you never turned away
There was something holy in it
Something we couldn’t say
Pre-Chorus
And I swore I felt it too
Something sacred, something cruel
Chorus
We were kneeling in the wrong light
Praying for a different kind
Of love they never taught us
But we held it like a crime
If God is in the silence
Why do I hear your voice?
Every time I try to leave you
I don’t feel like I have a choice
Verse 2
Your mother kept the curtains closed
Said the world would stain your skin
But I saw you in the doorway
Like a ghost that let me in
We never spoke it out loud
But it lived in every glance
Like a sin we kept rehearsing
Like we didn’t stand a chance
Pre-Chorus
You said, “This will ruin me”
But you still reached out for me
Chorus
We were kneeling in the wrong light
Praying for a different kind
Of love they never taught us
But we held it like a crime
If God is in the silence
Why do I hear your voice?
Every time I try to leave you
I don’t feel like I have a choice
Bridge (very slow, almost spoken)
I tried to wash you off my hands
In a bathroom sink at midnight
Cold water, shaking skin
But you stayed there…
Like a hymn I couldn’t forget
Like a bruise I couldn’t hide
Like something I was born with
And something I would die with
Final Chorus (bigger, emotional swell)
We were kneeling in the wrong light
Heaven never felt this close
If loving you’s a sickness
Why’s it all I’ve ever known?
If God is in forgiveness
Then why do I still ache?
Every time I try to leave you
You’re the only prayer I make
Outro (quiet, hollow)
I still see you in the stained glass
Even when I close my eyes
