[Verse 1]
I button my shirt before the sun is up
Answer every question like I’ve got enough
Keep my hands at ten, keep my voice precise
Turn a living room into an office light
You ask what I want, I give you a plan
A calendar answer, a careful man
But your knee touches mine and the whole room moves
I’m tired of hiding behind what I do
[Pre-Chorus]
I know how to carry a weight
I don’t know how to ask you to stay
If I open this door tonight
Will you see me, or will I lose the fight?
[Chorus]
I want love, I want lust
Something tender, something dangerous enough
I don’t want to break your trust
I just don’t know how to let somebody close to us
I’ve been living like a locked-up room
Polished floors, no trace of perfume
But I want your hands, I want your truth
I want love, I want lust, I want something real with you
[Verse 2]
I learned to make desire look like restraint
Turn every hungry thought into a complaint
Call it discipline, call it being grown
Anything but admitting I hate being alone
You don’t need a promise carved in stone
Just tell me where the line is, I’ll respect what you own
We can move like water, slow enough to know
What is freely given and what we shouldn’t hold
[Pre-Chorus]
I know how to leave without a sound
I don’t know how to be wanted now
If I tremble, let it show
I’m not asking you to fix what I don’t know
[Chorus]
I want love, I want lust
Something tender, something dangerous enough
I don’t want to break your trust
I just don’t know how to let somebody close to us
I’ve been living like a locked-up room
Polished floors, no trace of perfume
But I want your hands, I want your truth
I want love, I want lust, I want something real with you
[Bridge]
No games, no taking what you never gave
No pretending every need is something to be ashamed
Say yes, say no, say wait, say more
I’ll meet you honestly at the open door
[Final Chorus]
I want love, I want lust
With a heart that can be careful and still open up
I don’t want to break your trust
I want the kind of closeness we both choose because we must
Let the suit fall over the back of the chair
Let the guarded man breathe ordinary air
I want your hands, I want your truth
I want love, I want lust, I want something real with you
[Outro]
I’m still learning how to stay
But I’m here, and I’m not looking away