[Verse 1]
Death, I called your name
In the back of my mind
I kept the door unlocked
Hoping you'd be kind
Pain sat in my chest
Like a fist I couldn't shake
I thought you were the exit
At the edge of my breaks
[Pre-Chorus]
But the room stayed still
And the night stayed long
So I held my breath
Till the hurt moved on
[Chorus]
Hello, stay awhile
Hello, stay awhile
If you come, come gentle
If you don't, I'll still try
Hello, stay awhile
Hello, stay awhile
I'm not done yet, baby
I'm not done tonight
[Verse 2]
I tore at every mirror
Trying not to see
The face that looked back
Still belonged to me
I talked to the ceiling
Like it had a name
And somewhere in the silence
I heard my own veins
[Pre-Chorus]
So I lit one small light
In the middle of the floor
If I can stand up now
I can stand some more
[Chorus]
Hello, stay awhile
Hello, stay awhile
If you come, come gentle
If you don't, I'll still try
Hello, stay awhile
Hello, stay awhile
I'm not done yet, baby
I'm not done tonight
[Bridge]
Call somebody now
Say the words out loud
Put your hands in mine
Let the fear back down
This ache is not my ending
This storm is not my name
I can learn to live
Even bruised by pain
[Final Chorus]
Hello, stay awhile
Hello, stay awhile
If you come, come gentle
If you don't, I'll still try
Hello, stay awhile
Hello, stay awhile
I'm still here, baby
I'm still here tonight