[Verse 1]
You trace my name
On a fogged-up windowpane
Say you’re tired of being brave
Tired of being brave for me
Your hands shake
Like a held-back tidal wave
Every promise that we make
Hums under your teeth
[Pre-Chorus]
You say
“Love me or let me leave”
Voice so steady
Eyes so weak
Every word a pulled-tight string
About to snap
About to sing
[Chorus]
Wait for me
On the edge of what we wanted
On the ledge where we first started
Don’t jump
Don’t flee
I’m a step behind your shadow
Running hard through every echo
If it breaks us
Let it break on me
Just wait for me
(wait for me, wait for me)
[Verse 2]
You walk circles
On the cracked apartment floor
Pack a life into a drawer
Then spill it on the bed
All our Polaroids
Curled at all the careless corners
Every smile a distant border
That we never crossed yet
[Pre-Chorus]
You say
“Promise or set me free”
Shoulders trembling
Trying to breathe
Every silence pulling deep
Pulling us into the deep
[Chorus]
Wait for me
On the edge of what we wanted
On the ledge where we first started
Don’t jump
Don’t flee
I’m a step behind your shadow
Running hard through every echo
If it breaks us
Let it break on me
Just wait for me
(wait for me, wait for me)
[Bridge]
If I lose you now
I lose that version of myself
Who believed in every vow
Who believed in something else
If you walk away
Take the wreckage
Leave the blame
I will wear your quiet pain
Like a mark under my sleeve (oh)
[Drop Chorus]
Wait for me
As the room falls into slow motion
As your tears turn into oceans
Come drown in me
Let your fear spill in my hands
I’m the one who understands
If it breaks us
Let it break on me
Just wait for me
(just wait for me, for me)
[Outro]
Lights off
Door half-closed
You standing there
Eyes cold
One last breath
One last plea
Under your breath
You still wait for me