[Verse 1]
Never can say I love you anymore
Words dry up
Right at my tongue
Clock on the wall keeps chewing at my courage
Every second
Another memory undone
You look at me and say, “You never loved me”
“From the start
You were already gone”
I’m standing in the doorway, hands in my pockets
Fightin’ every urge
To prove you wrong
[Chorus]
But you broke me apart
Piece by piece on the kitchen floor
Every quiet night, every sharp word
Now my chest don’t trust my voice no more
I can’t say I love you
Even when I’m shaking to the core
You hear silence
I hear thunder
I just can’t say I love you anymore
[Verse 2]
Pictures on the fridge like strangers at a station
Your coffee cup
Still stains the sink
I rehearse “I’m sorry” like a choir in the mirror
But my throat
Goes blank when I blink
You roll your eyes, “You never even tried to hold me”
“Day one
You were halfway out the door”
I swallowed every “stay” like a bitter little secret
Now it’s rust
Where the promise used to pour
[Chorus]
Yeah, you broke me apart
Piece by piece on the bedroom floor
Every turned back, every cold shoulder
Now my heart don’t trust my mouth no more
I can’t say I love you
Even though it’s all I’m aching for
You hear nothing
I hear sirens
I just can’t say I love you anymore
[Bridge]
[Choir, soft]
Oh, I was scared of the answer
So I never asked the thing I knew
Oh, I was scared of the silence
So I never spoke the truth to you
[Lead vocal]
Now I’m here in the ruins
Hands up like I’m at the altar call
If there’s mercy for the stubborn
Let it catch me
Let it catch me when I fall (oh)
[Rap Verse]
Yeah
Heart on lockdown, tongue in chains
Tried to play tough, you just felt the pain
You said, “You ain’t loved me from the start of this”
But I was just a kid with a hardened fist
Mama told me, “Boy, don’t you wear your need”
Daddy never stayed long enough to bleed
So I learned how to leave while I stayed in place
Kept my “I love you” buried in my face
Now you pack bags, slam doors, ride away
I’m stuck replayin’ every word I didn’t say
If I could roll back time, I’d flood that room
With every tender truth I let go too soon
[Choir swells]
But you broke me apart (broke me apart)
Pulled the mask, showed the frightened boy
Now the armor’s on the carpet
And the fear ain’t got a voice
[Chorus]
Still I can’t say I love you
Like my lips forgot the open door
You hear quiet
I hear choirs
I just can’t say I love you anymore
You hear quiet
I hear choirs
I just can’t say I love you anymore