Amina - Velvet Ash

Rain in the stairwell Dripping on my sleeve I keep my mouth shut But you can see it bleed A hand on the glass And my face goes thin I laugh like I’m fine While the dark crawls in Don’t ask me twice I might come apart There’s a buried fire Beating in my heart I hold it back I hold it back Till my ribs go white And the room goes black Pull me back Pull me back I’m gone again Pull me back Pull me back Before I break I smile too hard I fall too fast Hold me here Hold me back Lipstick on my teeth Cold on the rim I wore my best lie Like a second skin Your name in my throat Like a thorn in silk I keep on spinning Till I don’t know guilt There’s a blacked-out ache In the way I stand One more touch And I might lose my hands Don’t ask me twice I might come apart There’s a buried fire Beating in my heart I hold it back I hold it back Till my ribs go white And the room goes black Pull me back Pull me back I’m gone again Pull me back Pull me back Before I break I smile too hard I fall too fast Hold me here Hold me back Say my name Say it slow I can hear the hurt In the afterglow You know me You know the crack If I disappear Don’t bring me back Pull me back Pull me back I’m gone again Pull me back Pull me back Before I break I smile too hard I fall too fast Hold me here Hold me back I’m still here I’m still here Shaking in the rain Pull me back Pull me back Before I change