Small room, slow breath Quiet like a warning Faces flash, then fade Headlines, no story I taste the rain before it hits the sill I live by a keyhole Thin air, blurred bone Let the frame swing open Let the night take it all Every drop I've bled Don’t cut me small I’m wide even when I fall Holy with a crack, bright with the scar A faint lighthouse, a stubborn star If I don’t fit, I won’t pretend Broken, brilliant I won’t bend Neon on the river Faces in a hurry You want the melody Not the bruise or worry I keep gentle thunder Humming under silence I won’t trade the weather Just to keep your presence I’ve been shrinking doorways Soft voice, locked jaw Let the hinges loosen I’ll breathe what I saw Every shade I hid Don’t cut me small I’m wide even when I fall Holy with a crack, bright with the scar A faint lighthouse, a stubborn star If I don’t fit, I won’t pretend Broken, brilliant I won’t bend I tried to be a thumbnail Till my colors turned to glass I tried to be a whisper But the ache would never pass No more small rooms for this breathe No more quiet for this chest See the frame break Hear the lungs wake Don’t cut me small I’m wide even when I fall Holy with a crack, bright with the scar A faint lighthouse, a stubborn star If I don’t fit, I won’t pretend Broken, brilliant I won’t bend