Say My Name Like It Burns

[Verse 1]
Your fingers hesitate on my waist
Like they know what they’ll undo
The room is holding its own breath
Waiting on you
You lean in close, not touching yet
I feel it in my spine
The space between your mouth and mine
Is louder than the night

[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t say it soft
Don’t say it sweet
Say it like you know
What it does to me

[Chorus]
Say my name like it burns
Like it costs you something real
Like my body isn’t listening
But my soul still feels
Say my name like a sin
You’re not ready to deny
Not a whisper, not a plea—
Say it like I might cry

[Verse 2]
Your breath breaks right against my ear
I shake where I still stand
You hold my face like you’re afraid
Of what your voice might command
I close my eyes before you speak
Like bracing for a flame
Because I know the way you say it
Will never sound the same

[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t say it clean
Don’t say it kind
Say it like you’ll leave a mark
I’ll never find

[Chorus]
Say my name like it burns
Like your mouth can’t let it go
Like you’ve said it in the dark
But never this slow
Say my name like the truth
You were trying not to feel
Not a promise, not goodbye—
Say it like it’s real

[Bridge]
Say it like you’re losing ground
Like you need me to stay standing
Let it tremble, let it break
Let me hear your hands in it
I don’t need you to be gentle
I don’t need you to be sure
Just say it like my name is
Something you can’t ignore

[Final Chorus]
Say my name like it burns
Like it lives under your skin
Like you’ll carry how it sounded
When the room caved in
Say my name once too much
Once too close, once too deep
If you’re going to ruin me—
Say it like you mean to keep me

[Outro]
Say it slow.
Say it wrong.
Say it like my name
Is where you come undone.

Say My Name Like It Burns

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