Paper Lantern Pact

[Verse 1]
You lean on my doorway,
all quiet eyes and steel.
You notice every fracture,
even when I don't reveal.

I move like smoke through moonlight,
you stand like winter stone.
You don't ask for my secrets,
you just let them come home.

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know
you see the mess in me.
Still you stay,
like you already agreed.

[Chorus]
Stay with me, stay with me
when the room goes thin.
Stay with me, stay with me
let the night begin.
No mask, no game,
just your hand in mine.
Stay with me, stay with me
till the last green light.

[Verse 2]
I grin like I can outrun
the blade of what I feel.
You look right through the red flags,
calm as polished steel.

You speak in small precise truths,
I answer with a smirk.
But when your name hits my mouth,
it hits like all my hurt.

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know
you hear the doubt I keep.
Still you reach
like it's safe to let me breathe.

[Chorus]
Stay with me, stay with me
when the room goes thin.
Stay with me, stay with me
let the night begin.
No mask, no game,
just your hand in mine.
Stay with me, stay with me
till the last green light.

[Bridge]
If I vanish in the noise,
call me back by name.
If you fold behind your walls,
I'll be sharp, I'll be the same.

We don't need a perfect vow,
just a path we trust.
Two hard hearts, one soft landing,
that could be enough.

[Final Chorus]
Stay with me, stay with me
when the room goes thin.
Stay with me, stay with me
let the night begin.
No mask, no game,
just your hand in mine.
Stay with me, stay with me
till the last green light.