[VERSE 1 — MALE]
You walk in and the room goes still
A light so bright the shadows spill
I count the reasons not to stay
Then lose them all when you look my way
This band reflects the neon light
Reminding me your fire cannot be mine
You touch my arm, so light, so slow
I feel that fire… don’t let it show
[MALE PRE-CHORUS]
There’s a thousand words behind my teeth
Every one could bring me to my knees
So I just smile, ask you how you’ve been
Like I don’t want more than being friends
If eyes speak louder than the vows
We’d already thrown them out by now
[CHORUS — BOTH]
Two wrong rings, one struck match
Burning where we can’t turn back
Every glance leaves smoke between
The lives we’re trying hard to keep
A confession burning in my chest
Words that may ruin what we’ve got left
But I bite my tongue and let you go
With all the words you’ll never know
Two wrong rings… one struck match
[VERSE 2 — FEMALE]
Your name lights up beside my bed
A screen of words I can’t keep unread
I type what I feel, then delete the proof
Too scared to know if you feel it too
This diamond snags the bedding sheets
A reminder of the vows I choose to keep
Then think of your fingers against my skin
And hate how badly I want to give in
[FEMALE PRE-CHORUS]
There’s so much I want to let you know
But scared of where those words could go
So I laugh and tell you I’m doing fine
While wishing you could read my mind
One loose thread, one honest breath
Could pull apart all that’s left
[CHORUS — BOTH]
Two wrong rings, one struck match
Burning where we can’t turn back
Every glance leaves smoke between
The lives we’re trying hard to keep
A confession burning in my chest
Words that may ruin what we’ve got left
But I bite my tongue and let you go
With all the words you’ll never know
Two wrong rings… one struck match
[POST-CHORUS — CALL AND RESPONSE]
MALE:
If you only knew…
FEMALE:
If I could only say…
MALE:
How close I’ve come…
FEMALE:
To giving us away…
BOTH:
We’re standing on the edge again
[BRIDGE — BOTH]
If we could take one step across that line
Release this pressure inside my chest
Speak every word we’ve buried alive
And let the truth decide the rest
In truth I don’t know who you’d choose
Too scared of all I could lose
Keep it buried, keep it all inside
While losing sleep over what we hide
[Weeping Electric Guitar Solo]
[TAG — ALTERNATING, THEN BOTH]
MALE:
I could tell you…
FEMALE:
I could tell you…
MALE:
Everything…
FEMALE:
Everything…
BOTH:
But neither one of us will cross that line
[FINAL CHORUS — BOTH]
Two wrong rings, a dying match
Still glowing underneath the ash
So much I could say tonight
Words I’ve carried all this time
But I’d rather leave you wondering
Than be the one who wrecks your life
So I’ll bite my tongue
And you’ll look away
We’ll bury what we almost say
Two wrong rings…
[FINAL BREAKDOWN — INTIMATE]
If you only knew…
If I could only say…
How close I came…
To giving us away…
One more night…
One honest word…
But some fires are safer left unburned