I never have known to look the other way
I gather my courage, find words to say
I put my faith back in you, and I want you to know
There's always a place for you
In my constellation of falling stars
Love me back from the edge of my soul
I'll chase away your curses
With red-letter memory verses
Break your fall from grace
And then love you back to whole
And when you come back from a carnival of shifting sands
I'll lend it an arm to the touch
Honor me with this one simple act
If you feel me hurting
Take matters into your own hands
Heal my open wounds
Transform them into beauty scars
If after you share the evening news
Will you open my clenched fist
Hold me by the wrist
And read me my fortune
Until every finger bleeds
Be your pearls of wisdom
Become my worry free
Love me back from the edge of my soul
I'll chase away your curses
With red-letter memory verses
Break your fall from grace
And then love you back to whole
When you feel out of place
I'll be your captive audience
And when you start falling apart
I'll make my heart your perfect hiding place
When I'm beside myself
As truth and consequence
Listen, there's dark, there's darkness, yes
When we stop the bleeding, it starts binding my cause
We're clawing agents in tourniquets
And when morning comes
Sit on my side of the bed
Tell me your side of the story
Soaked in alibis
We both know cannot be left unsaid
And read the note I left under your pillow
A wonder voice is in my head
Set down and low
While I go pour the first cup of coffee
In last night's lonely shot glass
Let you wash your dirty hands
So I can pull you close and tell you this too shall pass
When you feel like you owe me
Awaken now, come home and stay
And by the grace of God
Once again you'll be my silver lining
And I'll be your lightning rod