Verse
Your ribs rise slow against my palm
Counting four, then four again
Fan blades turning, ceiling calm
Curtains breathe with the window screen
Floor still warm from an hour ago
Bass long gone but my pulse won't drop
Your breath is the only clock I know
Telling me when to start, when to stop
Pre-Chorus
We count the seconds, let them stall
Nobody moves, nobody falls
The dark gets thin around the wall
We hold this breath before it's gone
Chorus
Your breath holds back the sunrise
Your breath holds back the sunrise
I stay right here inside the pause
Your breath holds back the sunrise
Verse
Grey light finds the edge of the sheet
Your chest still rising under my hand
Somewhere the city starts to breathe
But we're not ready, not yet, not planned
Lashes flicker, catching gold
Half a whisper, half a yawn
I press my ear where your heartbeat's slow
Stealing seconds from the dawn
Pre-Chorus
We count the seconds, let them stall
Nobody moves, nobody falls
The dark gets thin around the wall
We hold this breath before it's gone
Chorus
Your breath holds back the sunrise
Your breath holds back the sunrise
I stay right here inside the pause
Your breath holds back the sunrise
Bridge
One more inhale, one more hush
One more minute we don't rush
Light keeps climbing up the wall
Still I feel you breathing slow
Every rise, every fall
Keeps the morning off the wall
I don't check the window's glow
I just breathe with you, so slow
Chorus
Your breath holds back the sunrise
Your breath holds back the sunrise
I stay right here inside the pause
Your breath holds back the sunrise
