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[Verse 1, grainy baritone, mellow but rough, very close] You left a crack in the window Warm air leaking out so slow I trace the grain of the tabletop Feel the rough edge where you stopped [Pre-Chorus, breath mixing in, chest dissolving into air] And I don't close it I let the cold come through Your voice still hums in the wood Soft... so soft... [Chorus, pure breath falsetto, whispered trailing, faint reverb on endings] I'm sand that learned to glow Warm enough to hold But I crumble when you breathe on me I crumble when you breathe... [Verse 2, grainy baritone returns, warmer, rounder] Your coat still hangs by the doorway Sleeves remember the shape of your arms I run my thumb along the seam Where the thread is coming apart [Pre-Chorus, breath rising, register shifting upward] And I don't fix it I let it fray some more Your warmth still lives in the cloth Faint... so faint... [Chorus, pure breath falsetto, more fragile than before] I'm sand that learned to glow Warm enough to hold But I crumble when you breathe on me I crumble when you breathe... [Bridge, dry, intimate, almost spoken, no reverb, emotional restraint at breaking] I could sharpen the edge again I could let the grain cut deep But you taught me how to be round How to be warm How to be... enough [Final Chorus, breath falsetto dissolving, trailing into mist] I'm sand that learned to glow Warm enough to hold But I crumble when you breathe on me... [Outro, fading into warm mist, whispered, reverb slowly blooming] I crumble... I crumble... ...still warm... ...still... [End]