[Verse 1]
You kept your jacket on my chair
Like you were planning to stay
I read the message, left it there
Then watched your name fade away
Your hand was close, but not enough
A red light holding us still
I wanted what we called a bluff
You wanted time to decide
[Pre-Chorus]
Now every door in this apartment
Knows the shape of your goodbye
I bite my tongue until it hardens
Then let the whole thing rise
[Chorus]
Give me the one I was denied
The dangerous side, the other life
I break, I break, I break tonight
No more permission, no more why
Give me the touch I couldn’t keep
The secret burning underneath
I break, I break, I break tonight
I just need release
[Verse 2]
Your silver lighter by the sink
Still throws a blue little spark
I turn it over, try not to think
Of your mouth in the dark
She gets the morning, gets your keys
Gets the version that behaves
I get the hunger underneath
And all the mess it makes
[Pre-Chorus]
Now every wall in this apartment
Feels too thin for me to hide
I press my palms against the counter
And let the whole thing rise
[Chorus]
Give me the one I was denied
The dangerous side, the other life
I break, I break, I break tonight
No more permission, no more why
Give me the touch I couldn’t keep
The secret burning underneath
I break, I break, I break tonight
I just need release
[Bridge]
Don’t call it love, don’t call it clean
Don’t make a promise out of me
I know the cost, I know the door
I’m not the girl who waits anymore
[Final Chorus]
Give me the one I was denied
The dangerous side, the other life
I break, I break, I break tonight
No more permission, no more why
Give me the touch I couldn’t keep
The secret burning underneath
I break, I break, I break tonight
I just need release
[Outro]
I just need release
I just need release
Let the morning judge me
I just need release