Gracious and severe and lying next to me When I don't know if you're sleeping, but you oughta be I just wanted to protect you, with your shaking hands and no shoes I just thought that you might grow to understand I tap twice on your doorframe and you let me in I tap twice on your forehead and a heart appears It seems like you're only high when you're holding your breath Only bright when you're broken in half When we met a few years back, you didn't warm to me And I left oranges in your bedroom like an offering And I see you in the future, you look just the same, but older And I wave to you, but I don't slow my pace I tap twice on your forehead and a heart appears It seems like you're only high when you're holding your breath Only bright when you're broken in half And I almost broke my wrists trying to bring you back And you thrashed around like goldfish in a garbage bag It seems like you're only high when you're holding your breath Only bright when you're broken in half