Every Word

[Verse 1]
You stumble in
Eyes half gone
Bottle brave
Your voice turns hard
You say my name like a warning
Like loving you left a mark
I know this man
I know this tone
You swear he isn’t real
But he’s standing in the doorway
Saying things you’ll never feel

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t remember
But I do
Every word cuts straight through

[Chorus]
When you drink
You turn into a stranger
Wear my doubts like cheap cologne
Every promise getting louder
Till I feel more lost than known
When you drink
You break what you don’t notice
Leave your hurt in my front room
When you drink
You love me like you own me
Then you sleep right through the ruin

[Verse 2]
Morning light
Your hands are soft
Coffee shakes in porcelain
You kiss my cheek
Ask what you said
I just say
“it’s nothing” again
You touch my face like I’m your home
But the walls still hum with last night
Two versions of you in the kitchen
Only one ever shows up in the light

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t remember
But I do
Every word stays stuck like glue

[Chorus]
When you drink
You turn into a stranger
Wear my doubts like cheap cologne
Every promise getting louder
Till I feel more lost than known
When you drink
You break what you don’t notice
Leave your hurt in my front room
When you drink
You love me like you own me
Then you sleep right through the ruin

[Bridge]
How many ghosts can one heart hold? (oh)
How many times do I forgive what you don’t know?
If I walked out right now
Would you even see
The empty glass where I used to be

[Chorus]
When you drink
You turn into a stranger
And I’m talking to the wall
Every “baby
I would never”
Sounds like footsteps in the hall
When you drink
You break what you don’t notice
I keep sweeping up the proof
When you drink
You love me like you own me
But sober
You might lose me too