Under The Blankets

[Verse 1]
You used to crawl in
Cold feet
Tangled knees
Cartoons talking low
While you fell asleep on me
Now you stare at the ceiling
Phone face down
Gone still
Say it's "fine
" say you're "tired"
But I feel the silent spill
[Chorus]
Under the blankets
I still see you
Small and safe
The whole world new
Now I'm holding all these pieces
Of a soul I can't unbruise
Under the blankets
I still reach you
In my mind
I pull you through
If I could crack my heart right open
I'd trade every crack to bleed for you
[Verse 2]
Doctor’s notes on the table
Names for storms in your head
I memorize each symptom
Wish it was me instead
You flinch at your own reflection
Hide your smile in your sleeve
I say you’re more than the hurting
But you're too tired to believe
[Chorus]
Under the blankets
I still see you
Butter on your chin
That crooked tooth
Now I'm holding all these pieces
Of a joy they never knew
Under the blankets
I still reach you
Through the years that pulled us blue
If I could shatter
If I could break
I'd let every fracture carry you
[Bridge]
I pace the hall
Count the cracks in the paint
Pray to a god
I don't trust
But I wait
You’re not a burden
You’re not a phase
You are the reason
I get through these days (yeah)
[Chorus]
Under the blankets
I still see you
Breathing soft
The softest proof
That once the world was kind and quiet
And love was easy
Warm
And true
Under the blankets
I still reach you
Even when I can’t get through
My soul is shattered
But the sharpest parts
Are the parts still cut for you

Moody alternative ballad with intimate male vocals, close-miked acoustic guitar and dusty electric swells; verses stay hushed and fragile with sparse drums entering on the first chorus, then build to a raw, cathartic final hook with gritty bass, subtle strings, and layered echoing harmonies on the title line, soul