Verse 1
I never say it out loud, not the way it’s expected
But I stay when the world would’ve already left it
I don’t write it in letters, I don’t speak it in lines
Still I carry your name like it’s quietly mine
I tease you too sharp, act like I don’t care
Then replay your voice when you’re not there
I argue your thoughts just to feel you near
Even when it turns into silence and tension in the air
Pre-Chorus
I don’t always know how to hold you right
So it comes out messy in the heat of the night
But every word I throw, every fight I start
Is just a strange way of keeping you in my heart
Chorus
I never said “I love you” the way it should sound
But I protect your name when you’re not around
I push you away, then I pull you in close
Don’t know how to show it, but you’re who I chose
Even if it breaks, even if it’s wrong
My love language lives in what I don’t say strong
Yeah, I mess it up, yeah I don’t behave
But I love you in every confusing way
Verse 2
I don’t agree with all the worlds you see
But I still want you standing next to me
Even in distance, even in pride
There’s a part of me always on your side
I joke too harsh, I act out of line
But I notice the details you leave behind
The way you laugh when you try to hide
All the little things I keep inside
Pre-Chorus
Maybe I never learned the easy way
So I speak in actions I can’t explain
But if you look past all my noise and pain
You’ll see your name in every strain
Chorus
I never said “I love you” the way it should sound
But I protect your name when you’re not around
I push you away, then I pull you in close
Don’t know how to show it, but you’re who I chose
Even if it breaks, even if it’s wrong
My love language lives in what I don’t say strong
Yeah, I mess it up, yeah I don’t behave
But I love you in every confusing way
Bridge
And maybe one day you’ll understand
That I was never good at holding your hand
But I held your name like it couldn’t fall
Even if I never said it at all
