[Verse 1]

You pour me sugar

Till the spoon starts bending

Call it kindness

Till the glass starts cracking

All that laughter

Stacked like cards in a hallway

One breath too heavy

And the smile turns sideways

[Chorus]

On the tremble of the scales

Where the tear and the chuckle meet

There’s a coin that won’t decide

Which side gets your heartbeat

Till you look

It’s both at once

Biting lips and grinding teeth

On the tremble of the scales

You’re the judge

You’re the grief

[Verse 2]

You keep your calendar

Marked in nervous giggles

Hide your earthquakes

In the clink of dishes

Every birthday cake

Burns a little too brightly

Wax on your fingers

That you swear feels like ivy

[Chorus]

On the tremble of the scales

Where the tear and the chuckle meet

There’s a coin that won’t decide

Which side gets your heartbeat

Till you look

It’s both at once

Biting lips and grinding teeth

On the tremble of the scales

You’re the judge

You’re the grief

[Bridge]

Some nights I swear I see

Two versions of your face

One that breaks from holding in

One that breaks from how it tastes

All these maybes in your mouth

Shaking

Trying to agree

If I blink

You split again

If I stare

You pick a scene

[Chorus]

On the tremble of the scales

Where the tear and the chuckle meet

There’s a coin that won’t decide

Which side gets your heartbeat

Till you look

It’s both at once

Biting lips and grinding teeth

On the tremble of the scales

You’re the judge

You’re the grief