The Heart I Did't Break

Lyrics: The splinter wood doesn't hide the grain The dust motes dance where the floorboards strain I'm counting lines etched into my hands Like maps of ghost across shifting sands I don't mind the way the porcelain cracks Finding the warmth in the things it lacks Let the edges fray, let the color bleed I'm the harvest of a wilder seed Broken light through a cloudy glass Watching the shadows finally pass It's a beautiful ruin, it's a sweet mistake I'm in love with the heart I didn't break I didn't break The coffee stains on the windowsill The way the wind makes the hallway chill I'm a collection of almost and oh But they're the only things that help me grow No gold to fix where the iron bent Just the hollow piece of a life well-spent Let the edges fray, let the color bleed I'm the harvest of a wilder seed Broken light through a cloudy glass Watching the shadows finally pass It's a beautiful ruin, it's a sweet mistake I'm in love with the heart I didn't break I didn't break If I was smooth, I couldn't hold the light If I was perfect, I would stay in flight I need the friction, I need the heat To make the story finally complete I didn't break No, I didn't break