[Verse 1]
First time that I saw you, plastic bracelet on your wrist
Paper cup of meds, nurse saying, "You can’t leave yet"
You were laughing at the TV, though the screen was black
I was counting all my problems in a paper bag
We were sitting in a circle, share-your-feelings Tuesday
You said, "I don’t like talking," then you talked for two days
Every scar you named felt like a mirror in my chest
Every joke you cracked put my panic on reset
You drew rain on the wall with a dull blue pen
Said, "If it floods this place, we’ll learn to swim again"
I asked what broke you, you just shrugged and kicked your chair
But your eyes told a story that my pride couldn’t bear
[Chorus]
We fell in love on the locked floor
Under buzzing lights and a heavy door
They called us crazy, called for code gray
We called it breathing for the first day
If this is wrong, I don’t want right
Holding your hand through the headcount nights
We fell in love in the worst of it
Two broken charts, one heartbeat in the thick of it
[Verse 2]
Trade snacks at lunch, that contraband romance
You stole my dessert, said, "You ain’t eating all that"
You wrote your number on the back of my release form
Said, "If we make it out, call me when you’re reborn"
Group art on Friday, you painted open skies
Over crooked buildings with the windows crossed like eyes
I drew a little figure in the corner in a hood
You said, "That’s you tryna vanish," understood
Doctor asking me, "How you feel?" I said, "Better"
Didn’t tell him that your smile was my real antidepressant
Night checks every fifteen, lights through the glass
Whispered secrets in the dark till the guards walked past
You said you’re scared of getting well, scared you won’t be you
I said, "Maybe healing’s just a softer way to lose"
We made a promise by the vending machine glow
"If you ever run away, I’m the first one you should phone"
[Chorus]
We fell in love on the locked floor
Under buzzing lights and a heavy door
They called us crazy, called for code gray
We called it breathing for the first day
If this is wrong, I don’t want right
Holding your hand through the headcount nights
We fell in love in the worst of it
Two broken charts, one heartbeat in the thick of it
[Bridge]
Discharge day, you in borrowed jeans
Plastic bag dreams, folded-up routines
You said, "I’ll miss the way this place
Let me fall apart in plain sight, safe"
I signed my name, pen shaking in my hand
Looked back through the glass at your bracelet band
You pressed your palm to the window, slow
Mouthed, "Call me soon," like a prayer I know
[Chorus]
We fell in love on the locked floor
Under buzzing lights and a heavy door
They called us crazy, called for code gray
We called it breathing for the first day
If this is wrong, I don’t want right
Even if life pulls us out of sight
We fell in love where they’d never guess
Two tired souls in paper gowns, trying to make sense