The Same Heart

Lyrics

[Intro]
Listen to the rhythm in the room.
Fast or slow, it only knows one tune.

[Verse 1]
You catch a shadow moving in the hall
Your palms get heavy and the logic slips
The adrenaline is rising to the call
You’re hanging on the promise of a kiss
Is it the monster that you’re running from
Or just a stranger with a steady hand?
The pupil widens in the sudden room
You’re either terrified or striking up the band

[Chorus]
It’s the same heart
Beating a hole right through your favorite shirt
The same heart
That cannot tell the healing from the burn
Whether you’re leaning in to take the fall
Or backing slowly to the bedroom door
Craving the heaven or fearing the dark
It’s the same heart.

[Verse 2]
A sudden whisper right behind your ear
Are you shaking from the magic or the cold?
At 1:42, the focus starts to blur
Between the danger and the things you hold
We’re wired up to treat the thrill and threat
Like they’re the only decent hand we draw
You want the velvet but you need the sweat
To even recognize the things you know

[Chorus]
Cause it's the same heart
Beating a hole right through your favorite shirt
The same heart
That cannot tell the healing from the burn
Whether you’re leaning in to take the fall
Or backing slowly to the bedroom door
Craving the heaven or fearing the dark
It’s the same heart.

[Bridge]
It only knows the voltage, it never reads the sign
It takes the panic and the vintage wine
And pumps it all across the boundary line
You need a little heaven to appreciate the hell...
Actually, maybe the heaven and the hell are the exact same place.

[Chorus]
Yeah, it's the same heart
Beating a hole right through your favorite shirt
The same heart
That doesn't know the healing from the burn
Whether you’re leaning in to take the fall
Or backing slowly to the open door
Craving the heaven or chasing the dark
It’s the same heart.

[Outro]
Let it race. Let it rest.
Everything you want and everything you dread
Sleeping in the exact same chest.