Say It Slower

[Verse 1]
I used to talk like a car crash
Every word hitting way too fast
You were standing there in the doorway
Hands up like you’re bracing for the blast
All caps on a cracked screen
Typing things that I didn’t mean
Swore that I was “just being honest”
But I only made you bleed
[Chorus]
So I’ll say it slower
Hold my tongue
Pull you closer
I don’t wanna win this fight
If it means I lose your eyes tonight
I’ll breathe in
Lower
Every sharp edge
Every shoulder
I can’t take back what I said before
But I can say it slower
Say it slower
[Verse 2]
You flinch when the phone rings
Ghosts of all of our loud things
I see the way that my thunder
Turned your voice into lightning that stings
Now we sit on the stairs in the hallway
Counting cracks in the paint
Both afraid
You whisper
“Can you just listen?”
And it cuts deeper than any word I ever sprayed
[Chorus]
So I’ll say it slower
Hold my tongue
Pull you closer
I don’t wanna win this fight
If it means I lose your eyes tonight
I’ll breathe in
Lower
Every sharp edge
Every shoulder
I can’t take back what I said before
But I can say it slower
Say it slower
[Bridge]
I’m learning how to pause in the middle of a sentence (hey)
Let the silence wash the poison off my intentions
If my volume rises
I’ll turn it into questions
Like
“Are you hurting?” “Can we fix this?”
“Can we fix this?”
[Chorus]
So I’ll say it slower
Hold my tongue
Pull you closer
I don’t wanna win this fight
If it means I lose your eyes tonight
I’ll breathe in
Lower
Every sharp edge
Every shoulder
I can’t take back what I said before
But I can say it slower
Say it slower
(say it slower, say it slower)

rock, Crunchy pop-punk guitars with palm-muted verses that burst into wide-open, anthemic choruses; male vocals ride the edge between confessional and shout-along hook, with tight bass and punchy drums. Final chorus adds octave vocal doubles and gang shouts on key phrases, guitars lifting into higher voicings for a cathartic, arms-in-the-air finish., punk, emotional, pop, male vocals, strong