Coat Zip Soft Teeth

[Intro]

(Her) Soft teeth —

(Him) Zip it slow

[Verse 1]

(Her) Hallway light on quiet drums, I hold the zipper low,

(Him) I pull the teeth until they meet — a tiny ready glow;

(Her) Cool air waits beyond the door, the coat stays kind and near,

(Both) If care can fit in one soft zip, then we can leave from here.

[Pre-Chorus]

(Both) Hold the zip... breathe in...

Ready.

[Chorus]

(Both) Coat zip soft teeth — we're sealing in,

Little ready yes against our palms;

Steps go out a little soft, steps go out a little soft,

If the coat feels kind, that's fair —

Coat zip soft teeth — we're sealing in,

Warm air hallway hum, quiet grin;

Steps go out a little soft, steps go out a little soft,

Zip it once and we begin.

[Verse 2]

(Him) Later on I find the pull where the metal still stays,

(Her) No speech required, just a hand that kept a promise small;

(Him) I stack the minutes like a soft parade — the zip rests on the coat,

(Both) Ordinary care in hallway light is how we start the day.

[Pre-Chorus]

(Both) Hold the zip... breathe in...

Ready.

[Chorus]

(Both) Coat zip soft teeth — we're sealing in,

Little ready yes against our palms;

Steps go out a little soft, steps go out a little soft,

If the coat feels kind, that's fair —

Coat zip soft teeth — we're sealing in,

Warm air hallway hum, quiet grin;

Steps go out a little soft, steps go out a little soft,

Zip it once and we begin.

[Bridge]

(Her) Not every brave thing needs a stage,

(Him) Some of them fit in a zip we saved;

(Both) Metal and hope in equal parts —

Morning looks good on a starting day.

[Final Chorus]

(Both) Coat zip soft teeth — we're sealing in,

Little ready yes against our palms;

Steps go out a little soft, steps go out a little soft,

If the coat feels kind, that's fair —

Coat zip soft teeth — we're sealing in,

Warm air hallway hum, quiet grin;

Steps go out a little soft — and we begin,

Zip it once and we begin.

[Outro]

(Her) Soft teeth...

(Him) Zip it slow.