[Intro — Low Guitar Pulse, Floor Toms, Bass Underneath] [Verse 1] You told your side Like it was carved in stone Left out the nights You never came home Left out the words You threw when doors were shut Left out the part Where I’d finally had enough Now everybody’s heard The version that you chose Neat little ending Wrapped up with a bow [Pre-Chorus] You can tell it how you want But that doesn’t make it whole [Chorus] That’s only half the story Half the truth Half of what happened Half of what we knew You can make me the villain If that helps you sleep But half the story Is all you get to keep Half the story [Verse 2] You kept the photos Where you looked your best Cut out the parts That made a mess Turned every silence Into proof I didn’t care Funny how memory Gets edited when shared I could drag it all Back into the light But I’m not wasting Another night [Pre-Chorus] You can tell it how you want But that doesn’t make it whole [Chorus] That’s only half the story Half the truth Half of what happened Half of what we knew You can make me the villain If that helps you sleep But half the story Is all you get to keep Half the story [Instrumental — Heavy Toms, Guitar Swells, Bass Rising] [Bridge — Stripped Back] I know what happened You know it too No clever ending Changes what we went through Keep your clean version Keep your perfect lines I don’t need the last word To know which parts were mine [Build — Drums Return, Guitar Opens Wide] [Final Chorus] That’s only half the story Half the truth Half of what happened Half of what we knew You can make me the villain If that helps you sleep But half the story Is all you get to keep Half the story Half the story You never told the whole thing [Outro — Low Guitar Ringing Out] Just the part that worked for you
