Leave the Question Open

[Verse 1]
You asked me what I keep rehearsing
Before I walk into the door
I said, “I’m fine,” and watched the carpet
Like it had heard that line before
You let the silence take its time
No quick advice, no silver frame
And somehow in that little room
I said my father’s name

[Chorus]
I don’t have to make it smaller
I don’t have to call it nothing
You can leave the question open
Till the truth comes without running
For the first time, I can tell you
What I couldn’t tell myself
I’m still learning how to ask for help

[Verse 2]
There’s a paper cup beside me
Going cold beside the chair
I tell you how I laugh at dinner
Then go quiet on the stairs
You don’t turn it to a lesson
You don’t tell me who to be
You just ask what I was needing
When I learned to disagree

[Chorus]
I don’t have to make it smaller
I don’t have to call it nothing
You can leave the question open
Till the truth comes without running
For the first time, I can tell you
What I couldn’t tell myself
I’m still learning how to ask for help

[Bridge]
Maybe healing isn’t thunder
Maybe it’s a Tuesday chair
One honest word, then one more after
Someone listening while I’m there

[Final Chorus]
I don’t have to make it smaller
I don’t have to call it nothing
I can sit here with the answer
Even when my voice is trembling
For the first time, I can tell you
What I couldn’t tell myself
I’m still learning how to ask for help
I’m still learning how to ask for help

[Outro]
You leave the question open
I let the quiet stay