Say It Like You Mean It

You say everything’s fine now Like it’s easy to pretend Every word feels rehearsed Like you’ve said it all before again You talk just enough to get through Never deep enough to stay I’m trying to read between the lines But you keep turning the page If you’re holding something back I can feel it in the space Between the words you’re choosing And the things you won’t say If you say it, say it like you mean it Don’t let it fall apart halfway through If you’re gonna promise me a feeling Don’t give me something almost true I’m tired of reading your defense I don’t need perfect, I need honest If you say it, say it like you mean it Or don’t say it at all You smile like you’re convincing Yourself more than me Every truth you soften Turns into uncertainty I don’t need a masterpiece I don’t need it dressed in gold I just need to know you’re here Not just playing a role If you’re standing on the edge Just say you’re scared to fall Don’t keep me hanging on To nothing at all If you say it, say it like you mean it Don’t let it fall apart halfway through If you’re gonna promise me a feeling Don’t give me something almost true I’m tired of reading your defense I don’t need perfect, I need honest If you say it, say it like you mean it Or don’t say it at all I’ve been swallowing the silence Just to keep this feeling alive But the truth is cutting deeper Every time you compromise Say it hurts, say you’re empty Say you don’t know what you feel Just don’t leave me holding words That were never real If you say it, say it like you mean it I can handle truth if it burns I’d rather hear it break me Than watch it slowly turn I’m done surviving the suspense I don’t need perfect, I need honest If you say it, say it like you mean it Or don’t say it at all