(Intro) It’s off the tater, Gil-rane here to vent, Two hearts tangled, but they’re torn in the end. Treading thin ice, but the fire still burns, Tryna love you, but the lesson won’t learn. 16-Bar Verse 1 You can go out late, and I can roam free, We play it cool apart, but together ain’t easy. You can dance with strangers, laugh at their charms, But when I do the same, you’re sounding alarms. I can hit the bar and sip whiskey till dawn, You can take a trip and be gone too long. But when we’re side by side, the rules rearrange, How come love’s a game we just can’t exchange? Your smile’s a trap, pulling me near, But your walls go up when I’m too sincere. We’re chasing love, but it slips like sand, Two souls reaching, but we can’t hold hands. 4-Bar Chorus You can love me, and I can love you, But together, there’s nothing we’re allowed to do. What’s fine apart gets tangled in demands, We can do anything—just not when we’re hand in hand. 16-Bar Verse 2 You post your pics, heart emojis rain, But when I do the same, you’re bringing the pain. I can text a friend, you can grab a call, But together, trust don’t exist at all. I get jealous, you get mad, We fight over what the other one had. But apart, there’s freedom, skies so wide, Together, we’re trapped with no place to hide. You say, “It’s just respect,” I say, “It’s not fair,” You claim you’re loyal, but the proof’s not there. The love’s too strong to just let it go, But the rules keep breaking what we’re tryna grow. 4-Bar Chorus You can love me, and I can love you, But together, there’s nothing we’re allowed to do. What’s fine apart gets tangled in demands, We can do anything—just not when we’re hand in hand. 4-Bar Outro Love’s a mystery we just can’t solve, Falling apart when we’re too involved. I’ll love you forever, but we’re stuck in this chant, Together we’re everything, but still—we can’t.
