Tell Me What’s Real

Verse 1
You look at me like nothing’s wrong
Like I don’t feel it in my chest
Every word you give me lands
But never sounds like rest

Your hands are warm, your voice is calm
Your eyes won’t stay on mine
You say I’m safe, you say we’re fine
But something’s lying

Pre-Chorus
I don’t need the pretty version
I don’t need the shield
I just need to know
What’s real

Chorus
Tell me what’s real
Even if it breaks me
Even if it’s not what I need
Tell me the truth
Don’t save me
I’m already bleeding underneath
I can take the damage
I just can’t heal
If everything you give me
Isn’t real

Verse 2
You swear you’re not pulling away
You swear there’s nothing else
But love doesn’t sound like guessing
Love doesn’t doubt itself

I keep reading between the lines
Like there’s something you won’t say
If I stop asking questions
Will you stay?

Pre-Chorus
I don’t need a perfect ending
I don’t need a dream
I just need to know
What you mean

Chorus
Tell me what’s real
Even if it ends us
Even if I fall apart
Tell me the truth
I can stand it
Just don’t tear me open slow and dark
I can lose you
I just can’t feel
Like everything we had
Wasn’t real

Bridge
If you’re staying out of habit
If you’re holding out of fear
If you’re loving me on autopilot
Just say it clear
Don’t let me build a future
On a lie you couldn’t kill
I’d rather be destroyed
Than live unsure of how you feel

Final Chorus
Tell me what’s real
Say it plain
Say it ugly
Say my name
Don’t dress it up
Don’t make it kind
Don’t leave me guessing
Every night
I’ll survive the silence
I’ll survive the deal
Just don’t let me love
What was never real

Outro
If you’re already gone
Please don’t make me believe

Ballad, art pop, Dream pop, despair, female, tension, build up, background Choir, lost, slow start, cinematic atmosphe