The Heart That Slows Down

It comes tapping at your window Like the midnight rain in June Starts with innocence then grows up slow Until the thunder shakes the room My dear, I feel like I could fall hard Though it's been a year or two I recognize those worry lines like scars There's something coming back to you And how I wish this storm could drown and wash your ghosts away If over night's rest darkened clouds just pour out and dissipate But if your silhouette is riveted in silence Like a wallflower in a dark lit room And in that moment when you eye the exit signs above the door And everyone just wants a little more A little more, a little more I'll give it back to you if you want me to I'll give it back to you and I'll just do without I'll give it back to you if you need me to I'll give it back to you and walk away to the sound of the heart that slows down You're like the lightning in the distance The second everything gets cleared And there suspended in the instant Our wonder hangs above our fear But when the light strikes every town around us feels the shock But even so, I try to slow down time and dance in the breath we've got Cause if your silhouette is riveted in silence Like a wallflower in a dark lit room And in that moment when you eye the exit signs above the door And everyone just wants a little more A little more, a little more I'll give it back to you if you want me to I'll give it back to you and I'll just do without I'll give it back to you if you need me to I'll give it back to you and walk away to the sound of the heart that slows down Oh father tell me and be honest Is some life meant to break your dreams To get our eyes used to the darkness So come the light We finally see