Sister's Child 2

[Verse 1] You were sleeping under wires and white Counting ceiling tiles while I counted nights Your sister showed up with your sweater on Same laugh Same eyes But the light felt wrong She poured my coffee like you'd always do Knocked the spoon twice Then she looked straight through Said "You can't keep living on this couch and prayer" And I let her hold me like you weren't there [Chorus] Now I'm holding my wife's twin With my wife's ring on There's a heartbeat in her But it isn't yours It's your sister's child From the nights we lost Do I burn this house with the truth inside? Or let you raise your sister's child? Let you raise Your sister's child [Verse 2] We kissed once in the kitchen light Grief turned gasoline One small spark Then fire Her hair on my pillow where your indent stayed Two toothbrushes touching like they shared a name Then the monitors blinked a different green You came back coughing out a broken dream You reached for my hand Asked "How long's it been?" While your sister stared down at her shaking skin [Chorus] 'Cause I'm holding my wife's twin With my wife's ring on There's a heartbeat in her But it isn't yours It's your sister's child From the nights we lost Do I burn this house with the truth inside? Or let you raise your sister's child? Let you raise Your sister's child [Bridge] If I say it out loud Your whole life shatters on this bedroom floor If I swallow it down Every birthday candle means a little more To a face that mirrors everything you are But carries a stranger's hidden scar [Chorus] I'm holding my wife's twin In the hospital glow You say "She's glowing Isn't she? Guess some good can grow" You touch her belly Call the baby ours While your sister blinks back a flood of hours Do I tear this picture at the fragile spine Or let you raise your sister's child? Let you raise Your sister's child [Outro] In the quiet You whisper "Promise me We'll always tell each other everything" And I nod once Staring at your sister's eyes Two of you waiting On one of my lies