Before You Answer

Lights are off It’s after midnight Bills on the table I didn’t pay

A phone that stays Face down in silence People I rest Who slipped away

I scroll the news Another war zone Another name I don’t know I turn it off

But it keeps playing In my head when the room goes cold

You are here You are near

I close my eyes But my chest stays tied Before you answer I will trust you

Before you move I will rest You don’t have to prove You are listening

I will sleep On what you said I think about The words I should add

I’ve said to the ones I love Good prayers I stuck Halfway through One hope for it hard to hold on to

Ooh, I feel the space on the other side of the bed tonight And wonder how so many people can feel this alone at once

You are here You are near

So I open your word And let it speak And I read you never sleep You never turn away

You hear every fire You count every tear You are closer than I feel You give peace

Not when it’s solved But when I trust you Before you answer I will trust you

Even if the night stays long You are here and that is enough I will sleep In perfect peace

You are here You are near I can see, even before you answer