Just Enough

Lyrics

IntroThe little light came on
You knew the angle
The hour I'd answer
I thought that meant I was let in

Verse 1I met you in your worst year
You were drowning in your own weather
And I was the one
Who stayed on the line
I listened, I stayed up
I learned your silences
Like they were languages
When the miles replaced the room
I called us a relationship
You never called us anything

Pre-ChorusYou never said you wanted me
But you never said you didn't
I built a life
Inside that gap

ChorusYou gave me just enough
To keep me giving you everything
A little skin, a little time
A little light at midnight
I called it love
Because it came from you
It was measured out
Just enough

Verse 2You let the camera see you
Down to the lace
The lace stayed on
Every time
I told myself the waiting
Made it mean more
Then I found out about the others
The way you always do
What stayed covered for me
Was never covered for them
You'd been paid to be wanted
I knew that going in
I thought my wanting was different
It was free
And free is easy to keep

BridgeI don't hate you
You were drowning
I was something that floated
A drowning person holds
Whatever's near
And I was near
But knowing that
Doesn't unmake the nights
Some nights
I still miss being near

Heavy BreakI was never your person
I was your proof
That you could still be wanted
On your terms, on your screen
You kept the best of you
For anyone but me

Final ChorusYou gave me just enough
To keep me giving you everything
I see it now for what it was
You never promised anything
I built the promise myself
So I don't answer anymore
When the light comes on

OutroThe little light came on
Same angle, same hour
For the first time
I didn't answer
It went dark without me