Death in the sleep nation

We talk in whispers
'Cause we're scared to speak too loud
You lie beside me
Like you're trying not to drown
I trace your heartbeat
Just to check you're still the same
Love feels heavy
When you're scared it might fade

Hidden in a place where no one wakes up
But somehow you walk right through my hesitation
Pull me out when everything feels stuck
I've been quiet, I've been breaking
But you hear every vibration
Yeah, you make me feel like I'm death in the sleep nation–

I'm not the easiest
You know I shut down when I'm scared
You touch my shoulder
Tell me: Breathe, I'm still right here
You don't fix me
You just sit with all my mess
And in a world that never listens
You're the one who hears me best

And you look at me like I'm worth
Something more than the past I drag
'Cause you make me feel like I'm death in the sleep nation–

Like I've been forgotten by the noise outside
But then you pull me back into the conversation
Make me feel alive where my fears hide
I've been quiet, I've been shaking
But you don't need explanation
Yeah, you make me feel like I'm death in the sleep nation–

Maybe I'm not easy to hold
But you never run, never fold
You see the parts I don't show
And you don't call them broken
You call them home

You make me feel like I'm death in the sleep nation–
But your hands bring me back to life slow
You don't fear my hesitation
You just say: I already know
And if the world stops waking
I'll still choose your constellation–
Not the stars
Just your arms
Just your breath
And your patience
Like I've been forgotten by the noise outside
But then you pull me back into the conversation
Make me feel alive where my fears hide
I've been quiet, I've been shaking
But you don't need explanation
Yeah, you make me feel like I'm death in the sleep nation