[Verse 1]
I learned to smile too fast
Hide the bruise, play it cool
Hands that said they’d hold me
Left me sinking in the pool
Trust came with a trapdoor
Love came wearing чужое face
Now I read the room like fire
One wrong step, I lose the place
[Pre-Chorus]
And you look at me like hope
Like I’m safe to choose
But I’ve got old ghosts on my tongue
And they bite right through
[Chorus]
I may destroy you
If you stay too close
I may destroy you
That’s the truth I know
Hold me gentle
Don’t let me slip
I may destroy you
If I lose my grip
[Verse 2]
There are nights I hear the past
Knocking hard at my skin
Every lie I ever swallowed
Still lives under it
You deserve a clean beginning
Not a boy made out of scars
I’m scared my broken edges
Will cut right through your heart
[Pre-Chorus]
And you keep saying stay
Like you mean it too
But I’ve seen what fear can do
When it gets a hold of you
[Chorus]
I may destroy you
If you stay too close
I may destroy you
That’s the truth I know
Hold me gentle
Don’t let me slip
I may destroy you
If I lose my grip
[Bridge]
If I shake, don’t run
If I flinch, don’t go
I’m not made of poison
I’m just hurt, I know
Give me time
Give me light
Give me room to learn your name
Without breaking what we make
[Final Chorus]
I may destroy you
If you stay too close
I may destroy you
That’s the truth I know
Hold me gentle
Don’t let me slip
I may destroy you
But I want to live
I may destroy you
If I lose my grip