What Beats Within Lyrics

Jenny Owen Youngs

everyday, the same mistake
the pieces don't fit, how i guess
worn so thin, and caving in
frozen between a 'no' and 'yes'

i'm sliding from center
i'm ripping in two
i'm not what you planted
i'm just what grew

you come to find me
a mess at your door
arms under elbows
as i hit the floor
i mean to tell you
just what i've done
how could you choose me
when i'm just begun
don't know what i'll be
when morning comes

every night, the sheets pulled tight
i'm sinking before i begin
silent as the light goes black
and digging to see what beats within

i'm sliding from center
i'm ripping in two
i'm mountains of ashes
i'm just like you

you come to find me
a mess at your door
arms under elbows
as i hit the floor
i mean to tell you
just what i've done
how could you choose me
when i'm just begun
don't know what i'll be
when morning comes

you come to find me
a mess at your door
arms under elbows
as i hit the floor
i mean to tell you
just what i've done
how could you choose me
when i'm just begun
don't know what i'll be when morning
don't know what i'll be when morning
don't know what i'll be when morning comes