[Verse] You say it like a secret, But your voice was built to lie I watch your teeth form kindness While your eyes just roll and slide You frame it like an accident I was never meant to see But I read your punctuation Like a headline meant for me [Pre-Chorus] You said “we’re fine,” with your arms crossed tight I’ve been fluent in subtext all my life [Chorus] I can read the words between your lines I can feel the storm in your goodbye You write me off like a passing note But I trace the spaces you forgot to quote Don’t need your ink to know your signs I read the words between your lines [Verse] You left your script on the nightstand Same scene, different day Your cadence still rehearsed But I’ve stopped staying for the play You spin it like forgiveness Like you never meant to bleed But you left your silence screaming And it’s louder than you need [Pre-Chorus] You said “we’re cool,” while the doorframe shook I’ve seen better covering in a high school look [Chorus] I can read the words between your lines I can feel the storm in your goodbye You write me off like a passing note But I trace the spaces you forgot to quote Don’t need your ink to know your signs I read the words between your lines [Bridge] I saw the edit I saw the smudge I know where you left me And where you wouldn’t budge I saw the whiteout I saw the cracks I know where your truth went It’s not coming back [Chorus] I can read the words between your lines I can feel the storm in your goodbye You write me off like a passing note But I trace the spaces you forgot to quote Don’t need your ink to know your signs I read the words between your lines [FInal Chorus] I can read the words between your lines I can feel the storm in your goodbye You write me off like a passing note But I traced every scar you forgot to quote So don’t act surprised when I decline I read the words between your lines
