Halfway Honest

[Verse 1]
(M) Met you under bad bar lighting
You laughed at every line I threw
I said I’m over all my history
Truth is
It’s still over me too
(F) You said you’re “not the type for drama”
Swore you “never text an ex”
You toast “to something fun and easy”
Your eyes still checking all your regrets
[Pre-Chorus]
(F) You keep your jacket on like armor
(M) You wear that dress like a dare
(F) You talk like this won’t mean a thing
(M) But you’re still bleeding under there
[Chorus]
(F) You’re halfway honest
Halfway gone
Telling me stories till the break of dawn
You sell forever for a single night
Then shut the door before the morning light
(M) I talk a good game
Play the part
Kiss like I’m ready
But I guard my heart
(F) You want my body
But you hide your scars
(Both) You keep your love locked up in broken jars
[Verse 2]
(F) You say
“I’m better than your last one”
But you don’t even say her name
You laugh and say you “dodged a bullet”
Still flinch when I pull you into frame
(M) I tell you you’re my only weakness
You roll your eyes
But still you stay
I’m building castles on your mattress
I’ll pack my bags at break of day
[Pre-Chorus]
(M) I see you trying not to care much
(F) I see you reading every sign
(M) You think I’m staying past the sunrise
(F) I see you drawing exit lines
[Chorus]
(F) You’re halfway honest
Halfway gone
Telling me stories till the break of dawn
You sell forever for a single night
Then shut the door before the morning light
(M) I talk a good game
Play the part
Kiss like I’m ready
But I guard my heart
(F) You want my body
But you hide your scars
(Both) You keep your love locked up in broken jars
[Bridge]
(F) What did she break to make you this scared?
(M) What did he do to make you this aware?
(F) Why do we chase what we won’t keep?
(M) Why do we promise what we can’t be?
(Both) Every “baby
Trust me”
Is a script we learned by heart
Every time we touch
We
Pull the fuse before the spark
[Chorus]
(F) You’re halfway honest
Halfway gone
Telling me stories till the break of dawn
You sell forever for a single night
Then shut the door before the morning light
(M) I talk a good game
Play the part
Kiss like I’m ready
But I guard my heart
(F) You want my body
But you hide your scars
(Both) We’re both too damaged to fall that far
[Outro]
(F) So take your jacket
Take your lines
(M) Take your number from my mind
(F) You’re halfway honest
That’s the truth
(Both) And halfway love was never worth the proof

pop, Bright modern pop duet with male and female vocals trading lines; springy guitar and glossy synths over a tight four-on-the-floor groove. Verses stay light and conversational with dry, close-mic vocals; pre-chorus adds rising pads and stacked harmonies; chorus bursts with big hooks, sidechain swell, and call-and-response ad-libs. Middle bridge drops to claps and bass, then full band slams back in for a final, shout-along chorus., sleep