THE TELLS [Verse 1] You caught the coffee getting cold My phone stayed face-down all week I started saying, “I’m alright” Before you even asked me Everybody heard the words You watched what they covered up You never chased the conversation You followed what went quiet [Pre-Chorus] You weren’t watching me You were watching for the tells Every little change I thought I hid so well [Chorus] You read the tells Before I say a word You catch the shift Before anybody else does You read the tells Every move I try to hide Nobody standing next to me Ever sees that side You read the tells You read the tells [Post-Chorus] Oh, you see it You see it all Oh, you see it Before I fall [Verse 2] You saw I’d already checked out Before I packed a single thing They kept making plans for next week You stopped asking where I’d been You caught the shorter answers The lights still on at three They held onto the version I was trying not to be [Pre-Chorus] Maybe pressure makes you listen Maybe distance sharpens sight You saw every door closing Before I stepped outside [Chorus] You read the tells Before I say a word You catch the shift Before anybody else does You read the tells Every move I try to hide Nobody standing on my side Ever sees that side You read the tells You read the tells [Post-Chorus] Oh, you see it You see it all Oh, you see it Before I fall [Bridge] Then I caught yours too Your jaw locked when you lied Your left hand wouldn’t settle When you thought you had me right We never called it trust We never had to care But neither one of us Could fake a thing in there [Final Chorus] We read the tells Before a single word We catch the shift Before anybody else does We read the tells Every weakness, every lie Nobody ever saw us From the other person’s side We read the tells We read the tells [Final Post-Chorus] Oh, we see it We see it all Nobody knows you Like someone waiting for the fall [Outro] You read the tells I read them too
