[Verse 1]
I count my flaws in the mirror glass
One by one, they still don't pass
Chain on my chest, but it don't weigh pride
Just a cold little bruise on the inside
You leaned too close, I forgot my guard
Your eyes said trouble, your laugh said hard
I kept it cool with a nod and a stare
But the room got small when you stood there
My name got rough in your mouth that night
Like you knew my cuts and you liked that fight
I wanted peace, but I wanted more
That's the kind of want that keeps a man poor
[Pre-Chorus]
So I bite my tongue
And I hold that line
You move like smoke
I pretend it's fine
[Chorus]
Don't pull me close
Then act like you don't know
Don't pull me close
You leave that kind of glow
Skin on my thoughts
And I hate how it shows
Don't pull me close
Don't pull me close
[Verse 2]
I been up late with the old regret
Same two hands, same smoke, same debt
Trying to change, but the habits stay
Like a locked-up door I can hear all day
You talk in half-smiles, I read between
Every little glance like a private scene
I want your warmth, then I want the run
That push and pull got me splitting in one
I seen good girls turn into a dare
I seen bad news wear a perfect stare
And you got both in that slow-burn grin
Like a locked-up room where the sin lives in
So I stand my ground while the bassline shakes
Acting like a man who don’t make mistakes
But you touch my wrist and the whole night slips
Like my best defense got loose at the hips
[Bridge]
Maybe I’m bent
Maybe you are too
Maybe this ache
Is the truth I knew
[Chorus]
Don't pull me close
Then act like you don't know
Don't pull me close
You leave that kind of glow
Skin on my thoughts
And I hate how it shows
Don't pull me close
Don't pull me close