[Verse 1]
You walk in when the credits roll
Perfect line
Every word in control
I pause you in the half-lit room
Talk along like it's just us two
You smile like you already know
What I'll say
Where this story will go
I trace your name in the dark blue glow
Of a borrowed TV halo
[Chorus]
Why can't you be real
Step out of that screen
Sit down on this couch
Mess up my routine
Why can't you be real
Not just in my dreams
I’m tired of loving
Static on the screen
[Verse 2]
My friends say it’s a phase
I’ll heal
But they don’t know how sharp you feel
Every scene
I memorize your face
Like I’m trying to escape this place
I reach out when you reach for her
Mouth the words that you say to her
Wish this script had a different end
Where the girl on the couch gets the boy she defends
[Chorus]
Why can't you be real
Step out of that screen
Lean into my shoulder
Say what you mean
Why can't you be real
More than make-believe
I’m tired of loving
Static on the screen
[Bridge]
If I press play again
Will it hurt less or more
Same joke
Same kiss
I’m alone on the floor
You fade when the lights
Hit the dust in the air
But I still keep a space
Like you might sit there
[Chorus]
Why can't you be real
Step out of that screen
Call me by my name
Ruined and routine
Why can't you be real
More than a scene
I’m tired of loving
Someone I can't reach
I’m tired of loving
Static on the screen