Pretty Words

Verse 1-

You say you’re healing, you say you’ve changed

But every promise sounds the same

I find your shadows when I’m gone

The conversations carry on

You swore you blocked him, said it’s through

But late at night, I still lose you

You tell me not to worry, not to doubt

But that’s the same line you’ve handed out

Pre-Chorus-

I don’t hate you, but I can’t understand

Why I deserved to be the second man

I love you too much to walk away

But it’s killing me to stay

Chorus-

Are these empty pretty words, just a song you rehearse?

Do you mean them when you tell me I’m the only one you want?

I’ve heard them before, I know what they’re worth

You said the same to him when you swore you were done

I’m hanging on when I should let go

But my heart doesn’t listen, it just won’t say no

So tell me why, tell me why it hurts—

Are they empty pretty words?

Verse 2-

You hold me close, then drift away

I see the truth in what you say

I’m your comfort, but not your cure

You need his voice to feel secure

And every time I catch the lie

You just break down and wonder why

I keep forgiving, though I know

It’s the same old story, same old show

Pre-Chorus-

I don’t hate you, but it tears me apart

To give you my soul while you split your heart

I love you too much to close the door

But I don’t know who you’re fighting for

Chorus-

Are these empty pretty words, just a song you rehearse?

Do you mean them when you tell me I’m the only one you want?

I’ve heard them before, I know what they’re worth

You said the same to him when you swore you were done

I’m hanging on when I should let go

But my heart doesn’t listen, it just won’t say no

So tell me why, tell me why it hurts—

Are they empty pretty words?

Bridge-

I’m not asking for perfection

Just your truth, just your direction

But your love feels like a borrowed flame

Burning me, while you play his name

Final Chorus-

Are these empty pretty words, just a song you rehearse?

Do you mean them when you tell me I’m the only one you want?

I’ve heard them before, I know what they’re worth

You said the same to him when you swore you were done

I’m hanging on though it breaks me inside

Praying this time, your heart’s not a lie

But I don’t know what’s real, what I deserve—

Are they empty pretty words?

Outro-

You say I’m all you’ve ever dreamed of

But your actions don’t believe love

And I just don’t know what hurts worse—

The silence, or your pretty words.