Bring It Down

[Intro] Bring it down Bring it down Not all at once Just enough [Verse 1] The room’s still warm but the spell is thin Smoke in the lamp light, sweat cooling off the skin Glass on the table, keys by the sink Everything louder than it has to be I can feel the hour loosening Feel the noise slip off its throne Like the night ran hot on borrowed wires And now it wants to leave me with the hum alone [Pre-Chorus] So bring it down Let the walls come back Bring it down Let the blood speak plain [Chorus] Bring it down Let the room come back to size Bring it down Let the fire fall out my eyes Bring it down All that heat, all that noise, all that glow Bring it down Till there’s something left to know [Verse 2] No one’s gone, but nobody’s here Faces still moving in the edges of the mirror A laugh from the hall comes in too bright Then dies against the door like it missed its mark There’s a way the body keeps performing Long after the thrill has lost its name And I’m tired of calling static living Tired of dressing appetite up as faith [Pre-Chorus] So bring it down Let the pulse unlearn Bring it down Let the bright thing burn out clean [Chorus] Bring it down Let the room come back to size Bring it down Let the fire fall out my eyes Bring it down All that heat, all that noise, all that glow Bring it down Till there’s something left to know [Bridge] No crash No prayer No lesson standing in the doorway Just the dimmer Just the breath Just the shape of what remains When the lights stop helping [Final Chorus] Bring it down Let the night come back to earth Bring it down Let the body feel its weight Bring it down All that shine, all that speed, all that need Bring it down Till the dark says what it means [Outro] Bring it down Bring it down Not all at once Just enough