VERSE 1:
Coat in the closet.
Shoes in the hall.
White shirt in the walkway.
Didn't go very far.
But here in the bedroom
you turn yourself away.
In this place of comfort
not sure you want to stay.
CHORUS:
I lay across from you
oh, I'm naked and free.
I listen but nothing's said.
Why you so close, but far from me?
It's you I want to know,
why won't you show me rest?
But you'd rather sit alone
at the edge of the bed
in your various states of undress.
VERSE 2:
You'd rather show me fragments
like garments you cling to,
some scattered bits and pieces,
creases than show me you.
I try to understand you.
What makes you so afraid?
Tell me.
What circumstances scarred you,
shaped you, gave you pain?
This pain, yeah.
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
Well it's okay for you to be
completely vulnerable sometimes,
to put aside your anxiety.
Don't be afraid what I might find.
Oh, it's okay for you to be
completely vulnerable inside,
because with me you can just be
you don't have to run and hide.
Now, now, now.
REPEAT CHORUS
OUTRO:
In your various states,
in your difficult states
in your beautiful states
of undress.
I want to see all of you
naked and free.
"Various States of Undress" copyright by Keo Nozari for Keology.
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