[Verse 1] I learned to read your face before you spoke Changed my laugh to fit the joke If you turned away, I called it proof That I could make you want me if I moved [Pre-Chorus] I keep reaching past the feeling For a sign that says I'm real [Chorus] Love me, love me, say it like you mean it I can almost fill the hollow when I hear it Love me, love me, tell me I belong Then the quiet comes back on [Verse 2] I collect your little yeses like a dose Wear them briefly, need them most Every heart I win becomes a test Every silence takes another piece of rest [Bridge] If I stop performing, what remains? A pulse beneath the praise and names [Chorus] Love me, love me, say it like you mean it I can almost fill the hollow when I hear it Love me, love me, tell me I belong Then the quiet comes back on [Outro] Tell me once—then tell me again
