[Intro]
Whispers in the doorway, promises in pale light
I measure every word you say, and pretend it feels right
[Verse 1]
You lay the glitter on the truth, a smile that never stays
I stitch my hope to what you show, though warmth has gone away
I tell myself, it’s safer here, in echoes that resemble fate
While real tomorrow slips away, behind your practiced gates
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m reading between the lines you drew in haste
Counting the promises that never meet the day
[Chorus]
I want to believe, even when I know the lie
I cling to a dream that fades with the morning sky
If I’m honest, I’d admit the truth I fear to feel
That you aren’t really here, it’s only what you reveal
[Verse 2]
Your words are soft craft, a curtain over a vacant room
I pace around the bloom of “us” that never finds its bloom
I wear denial like a coat when winter pushes through
And try to pass it off as love, instead of something true
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m tracing every line that slips away from grace
Hiding the ache behind a smile you won’t erase
[Chorus]
I want to believe, even when I know the lie
I cling to a dream that fades with the morning sky
If I’m honest, I’d admit the truth I fear to feel
That you aren’t really here, it’s only what you reveal
[Bridge]
So I step back from the curtain, see the room for what it is
A quiet, stubborn morning where I choose to finally live with this
[Chorus]
I want to believe, even when I know the lie
I cling to a dream that fades with the morning sky
If I’m honest, I’d admit the truth I fear to feel
That you aren’t really here, it’s only what you reveal
[Outro]
I’ll own the ache, I’ll name the fear, I’ll tell the truth I feel
The love you offered wasn’t real, and that, at last, is real
