More Than I Already Do

Verse 1

You walked in wearing thunder, lightning in your eyes,

I swore I’d built my levees, but they broke with your smile.

Now the river keeps on rising, no matter what I do,

I’m drowning in the sweetness that keeps pulling me to you.

Verse 2

I tried to keep my distance, measured every mile,

But gravity keeps cheating, dragging me your style.

My heart is bruised and reckless, still it beats for you,

A wildfire in the canyon where no rain gets through.

[Pre-Chorus]

How much more can one heart take before it cracks in two

Why must every road I walk lead straight back to you

[Chorus]

Please don’t make me love you more than I already do,

I’m already haunted by the echo of every word from you.

The fire’s at the rafters, and the smoke is seeping through.

If I fall much deeper, there’s no way I’ll make it through,

Tell me, how would I survive, IF I GAVE IT ALL TO YOU

Verse 3

I’ve prayed for weaker moments, begged the night for rest,

But silence only echoes the pounding in my chest.

If love is heavy armor, then I’ve dropped my shield,

Walking through the battlefield with nothing left to wield.

Verse 4

Your laughter is a dagger, it cuts me into two,

Half of me is begging, half is running from the truth.

I can’t untie the tether, I can’t unsee your flame,

But every time I touch you, I forget my name.

Verse 5

The sky is full of warnings, painted black and blue,

But I would chase a hurricane if it led me back to you.

Still my hands are shaking, they know what’s at stake,

To love you any deeper is a risk I can’t take.

[Pre-Chorus]

Can a man survive the weight of a love that burns this true

Or will it tear the very sky and pull the stars down too

[Chorus]

Please don’t make me love you more than I already do,

I’m already haunted by the echo of every word from you.

The fire’s at the rafters, and the smoke is seeping through.

If I fall much deeper, there’s no way I’ll make it through,

Tell me, how would I survive, IF I GAVE IT ALL TO YOU

Verse 6

I stitched up all my scars once, thought they’d finally fade,

But your kiss has ripped them open in the cruelest way.

Don’t tempt me with your promise, don’t whisper in my ear,

I can’t survive another fall — not again, my dear.

Verse 7

I’ve seen the cost of loving, I’ve paid it coin for coin,

Built temples in the ashes where broken hearts rejoin.

Now here you stand before me, a gospel and a sin,

If I worship at your altar, I won’t rise again.

Verse 8

The mirror shows a stranger with eyes too red to hide,

A fool who keeps on falling though he swore he’d tried.

Don’t give me more to carry, don’t push me past the line,

I’m already burning — don’t call it divine.

[Pre-Chorus]

Do you know the cost of asking me to stay

Can you hear the bones of reason giving way

[Chorus]

Please don’t make me love you more than I already do,

I’m already haunted by the echo of every word from you.

The fire’s at the rafters, and the smoke is seeping through.

If I fall much deeper, there’s no way I’ll make it through,

Tell me, how would I survive, IF I GAVE IT ALL TO YOU

[Bridge]

Love’s a chain of iron, I wear it with a grin,

But every link is heavy, and it pulls me deeper in.

If freedom is forgetting, I’d rather serve your name,

But don’t demand more ashes from an already burning flame.

Verse 9

I walk the edge of mercy, the cliff where angels weep,

The ground gives way beneath me, your shadow cuts so deep.

Love’s supposed to save me, but it feels more like a bruise,

And if I love you harder, I’ll surely come unglued.

Verse 10

You’ve turned my bones to music, my veins to electric wire,

But too much of your current sets the whole world on fire.

Please, don’t strike the match stick, don’t make me beg for more,

This heart can’t hold the ocean crashing at its door.

[Pre-Chorus]

How do I keep breathing when the air is all your name

How do I keep standing when I’m weak beneath the flame

[Chorus]

Please don’t make me love you more than I already do,

I’m already haunted by the echo of every word from you.

The fire’s at the rafters, and the smoke is seeping through.

If I fall much deeper, there’s no way I’ll make it through,

Tell me, how would I survive, IF I GAVE IT ALL TO YOU

Verse 11

The whiskey isn’t working, the prayers all fall apart,

I’m helpless in your orbit, a hostage to my heart.

Don’t sing me sweeter verses, don’t write me in your song,

For if I hear my name again, I won’t last long.

Verse 12

So take this final warning, though my lips still shake,

Don’t make me love you deeper, it’s more than I can take.

I already walk in fire, already bleed for you,

Please don’t make me love you more than I already do.

[Pre-Chorus]

Is there mercy in your arms, or just a sharper knife

Will your kiss be resurrection, or the end of life

[Chorus]

Please don’t make me love you more than I already do,

I’m already haunted by the echo of every word from you.

The fire’s at the rafters, and the smoke is seeping through.

If I fall much deeper, there’s no way I’ll make it through,

Tell me, how would I survive, IF I GAVE IT ALL TO YOU

[Outro]

The night won’t keep its promise, the dawn won’t bring me peace,

Every glance from you just makes the hunger never cease.

So I beg you one last mercy, though it cuts me through and through:

Please don’t make me love you more than I already do.