[Verse 1] You said "That's all there is" I saw the tremor in your jaw Kitchen light Two chipped mugs Both of us studying the floor You talk in careful headlines I read the footnotes in your eyes Every "fine" feels sideways Every breath a tiny lie [Chorus] I want you Beyond the truth Past every fact you memorized to keep from breaking I want you Beyond the proof Past all the stories that you wrote to keep from shaking Let the words fall loose I want the you Beyond the truth [Verse 2] Your phone lights up You flinch Then laugh too loud "It's nothing See?" You change the subject to the weather But bring the storm back home to me You say you're "used to this" As if that makes the hurting small But wearing armor every morning Doesn't mean you cannot fall [Chorus] I want you Beyond the truth Past every fact you memorized to keep from breaking I want you Beyond the proof Past all the stories that you wrote to keep from shaking Let the words fall loose I want the you Beyond the truth [Bridge] Tell me the thought you always swallow (just this once) Say the name you never say out loud (I won't run) If it all comes crashing in the quiet of this room I'll stay I'll stay Right here with you [Chorus] I want you Beyond the truth Past every fact you memorized to keep from breaking I want you Beyond the proof Past all the stories that you wrote to keep from shaking Let the words fall loose I want the you Beyond the truth (yeah, the real you) Beyond the truth
