[Verse 1]
When I look at you
I miss the outfit
But I catch the way you drag that leg
Like your pulling yesterday behind you
I see the way you lean on your left side
How your shoulder tilts
Just a little
How they fold in on themselves
Like their tired of holding back
The jacket hits the floor
My eyes don’t follow
I map the careful way you turn
Like every step’s a bargain
I don't see the color on your mouth
Just the way it trembles when you laugh
[Chorus]
I notice what you hide
All the weight behind your eyes
Every wince you turn to light
Every hurt you wrap in style
I don't fall for what you show me
I fall for what survives
I don't see the same as most
I notice what you hide
And I swear I will still stay
When I see you that way
[Verse 2]
I miss the haircut every time
But I catch the way your hands shake
When you push your hair out of your face
Like you're stalling for one more breath
I notice when the tears start to gather
How you quickly change the subject
Everyone laughs in time
Your smile comes late
I’m counting all the punchlines
That don’t reach your face
I don't mark the shade of your skin
I trace the edges of each scar
The faded ink along your arm
Telling stories of who you were
[Chorus]
I notice what you hide
All the weight behind your eyes
Every wince you turn to light
Every hurt you wrap in style
I don't fall for what you show me
I fall for what survives
I don't see the same as most
I notice what you hide
And I swear I will still stay
When I see you that way
[Bridge]
I listen for the words you skip
The stories you start then let go quiet
The way you say "I'm fine" too quick
Like a door slammed on a riot
You ask “What do you notice?”
You’re fixing at your hairline
I answer with my silence
’cause the truth might feel unkind
I don’t see what you’re showing
I see what you’re surviving
Tired little flicker
Still somehow shining
[Chorus]
I notice what you hide
All the weight behind your eyes
Every wince you turn to light
Every hurt you wrap in style
I don't fall for what you show me
I fall for what survives
I don't see the same as most
I notice what you hide
And I swear I will still stay
When I see you that way
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