[Verse 1]

[Verse 1] I kept a secret in my shoe Small white lie, wore down my boot Took my name and traded it For a quick and borrowed fit Mama asked why I was late I said traffic, I said fate But my hands shook on the rail And my phone light looked like jail [Pre-Chorus] I can taste it on my tongue Every promise, every rung I climb down when I get scared And you’re there, and you’re there [Chorus] I keep reaching for the black It keeps pulling me back Hold me up, hold me back I don’t want to live like that I keep reaching for the black It keeps pulling me back Say my name, bring me back I don’t want to live like that [Verse 2] There’s a burn behind my eyes There’s a storm I try to hide Same old corner, same old door Same old step I can’t ignore I’ve been lying to my face Calling poison a place Where the pain would sit still But it never, ever will [Pre-Chorus] I can taste it on my tongue Every promise, every rung I climb down when I get scared And you’re there, and you’re there [Chorus] I keep reaching for the black It keeps pulling me back Hold me up, hold me back I don’t want to live like that I keep reaching for the black It keeps pulling me back Say my name, bring me back I don’t want to live like that [Bridge] If I throw it in the sink If I learn to let it shrink Maybe morning stays this time Maybe I can make it mine Hold the door, don’t let go I am bruised, but I am whole One more step, one more breath I am more than what is left [Final Chorus] I keep reaching for the black It keeps pulling me back Hold me up, hold me back I don’t want to live like that I keep reaching for the black It keeps pulling me back Say my name, bring me back I don’t want to live like that