Lights On (Left On)

[ Lyrics ]

You left the lamp on — not to look, just to see.
 + soft log drum tap → into groove)

Used to slip out when the sheets got warm,
shadow-dress in the dark, no trace, no form.
I’d hide in the afterglow, gone by noon,
scared that the light would play my tune.
But tonight, you didn’t reach for the switch —
just pulled the blanket, met me in stillness.
My leg bruised from the coffee table,
hair wild, mouth half open, no fable.

I tried to cover up, turn away slow —
but you smiled like you already know.
Like my stretch marks tell a story you love,
and my tired eyes shine brighter than above.

You left the lights on — left them on for me.
Not to watch, not to take — just to *see*.
You left the lights on — I’m still dressed in skin,
but for the first time, I don’t wanna hide in.

I traced the ceiling with my damp fingertip,
wondering when I became someone you’d keep seen.
You kissed my hip where the scar dips low,
said, 'That’s the one that won’t let you go?' —
Like you’re learning my map in soft, quiet lines,
rewriting the shame every time you’re kind.
No rush to romance, no lens, no disguise —
just your hand on my waist like a silent 'survived.'

I still flinch when the light hits my side,
but you hum that dumb song I can’t get out my mind.
You don’t fix my cracks — you just lie in them deep,
and suddenly, broken feels like a promise to keep.

You left the lights on — left them on for me.
Not to watch, not to take — just to *see*.
You left the lights on — I’m still dressed in skin,
but for the first time, I don’t wanna hide in.

All my exes loved me in flicker and frame —
in half-light lies, where no one’s truly named.
But you? You want the sweat on my brow,
the pudge after flights, the cry that won’t say how.

You left the lights on — left them on for me.
Not to look, not to keep — just to *see*.
You left the lights on — I’m bare in the glow,
and it’s the truest I’ve ever been, letting you know.

Lights on... lights on...