Scratched Out Ink

Verse 1

Stutter

Checking the mail

Twisting the ring on my thumb

Cold wind pulls the garden gate

Wide

Open

I think about your kitchen chair

The way the paint is peeling back

Yellow

Faded

You hold your breath when you laugh

I hold my tongue until it burns

Chorus

I keep it in a small box

Keep it in a small box

I keep it in a small box

Behind my teeth

Behind my teeth

I almost said it

I almost said it

When the rain started falling

Verse 2

Quiet

Leftover tea

Watching your hands move

Fixing the strap on your shoe

Steady

Careful

I wrote it on a grocery list

Scratched it out with heavy ink

Silly

Me

Walking home on the gravel path

Kicking the stones like they know

Chorus

I keep it in a small box

Keep it in a small box

I keep it in a small box

Behind my teeth

Behind my teeth

I almost said it

I almost said it

When the rain started falling

Bridge

Maybe tomorrow

Maybe next week

Maybe never

If I tell you then it becomes real

If I tell you then it might break

If I tell you then I have to stay

I hide

I wait

I watch

Chorus

I keep it in a small box

Keep it in a small box

I keep it in a small box

Behind my teeth

Behind my teeth

I almost said it

I almost said it

When the rain started falling

Outro

Almost said it

Just a word

Just a sound

I almost said it

Not today

Not today

Quiet

Stutter

Stay