Intro
push…
pull… (ugh…)
you come close… (no… no…)
then you go…
Verse 1
you show up
say my name like it matters (why… why…)
tell me I’m okay
then leave (leave… leave…)
push… pull… (shaking breath)
I hold the echo
of your hands
your voice (it hurts…)
then silence
push… pull…
I don’t chase (no…)
I don’t beg
but my body remembers (shivers…)
Pre-Chorus
you pull me in
then push me out (push… pull… push…)
you don’t stay long enough
to feel safe (never… never…)
push… pull…
Chorus
push, pull (ah…)
you steady me
then let me fall (fall… fall…)
push, pull
you feel like home
for a minute
then I’m alone (alone… alone…)
push, pull (ugh… push… pull…)
Verse 2
you read me better than most (mmm… I can’t…)
hear the lies in my voice
see it in my eyes (stop… please…)
push… pull…
you have a life
I don’t fit inside
so I become
a moment
not a place (just… just a moment…)
push… pull…
I pretend I’m fine (fine… fine…)
but my chest
remembers (burns…)
Pre-Chorus 2
you regulate my chaos
then hand it back
never yours to keep (never… never…)
push… pull… (soft, shaky)
Chorus
push, pull (ugh…)
you hold me together
then drop the thread (thread… thread…)
push, pull
you say you’re busy
but you always find me (find me… find me…)
push, pull
I calm
then break (break… break…)
Bridge
push… pull… (ugh…)
you give me just enough
to stay tethered (stay… stay…)
push… pull…
you don’t break me loudly
just quietly
with almost (almost… almost…)
with absence
Final Chorus / Outro
push, pull (ah… push… pull…)
I’m stepping out (out… out…)
push, pull
I’m breathing (breathe… breathe…)
without you
push, pull
still here
still me (still… still…)
push… pull… (soft exhale… shaky…)