[Verse 1] Tired of pouring from an empty glass (mmm-yeah) I keep giving, you keep walking past You touch my body, but you guard your heart (guard your heart) I fall deeper every time we start Late night talks, but you don't stay long (no you don't) You hold me close, but something feels wrong I whisper love, you just change the song I break a little more when you move on (when you move on, yeah) [Pre-Chorus] I'm drowning in the silence you leave (so cold, so cold) Still hoping that you'll choose me But hope hurts more than truth sometimes (mmm) I'm stuck replaying you in my mind (in my mind…) [Hook/Chorus — add soft harmonies underneath] why cant you love me (love me, love me) the way I love you (the way I love you, babe) why cant you love me the way I love you why, why why, why why (tell me why) why, why why why why why why (ohhh—why, why, why…) (Stack top harmonies on "why" airy falsetto, reverb-heavy) --- [Verse 2] I been begging for a sign to stay (stay with me) You just tell me that you need your space (need your space—oh) I hold onto every word you say But the cold truth still don't go away (cold truth, yeah) You love me only when you're alone When the night hit and you ain’t got a home I'm the comfort you crawl back to (mmm-hmm) But never the one you hold on to (never me) [Pre-Chorus — background hums] (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, drifting) Tell me is there something I'm missing? (missing, missing) When I'm near you but still feel distant (so far) Wish your heart would beat like mine Just once, just one time (just one time—yeah yeah) --- [Hook/Chorus — Full harmonies, layered ad-libs] why cant you love me (love me, love me — ohh) the way I love you (the way I love you, baby) why cant you love me (why can't you love me?) the way I love you (the way I—yeah) why, why why why (why do I try?) why, why why (tell me why, tell me why) why, why why why why why why (falsetto runs: “why-yy-yy-yy-yy-yy-yy”) --- [Bridge — stripped down, one vocal + distant harmonies] I can’t keep bleeding for two (two-oo-oo) I give it all, you barely move (barely move—yeah) But letting go hurts less than holding on (less than holding on) So if you can’t love me back Maybe I should be gone (be gone—gone—gone) (Echoing harmonies on "gone", fading like distance) --- [Final Chorus — stacked, emotional, ad libs throughout] why cant you love me (why don’t you love me?) the way I love you (the way I love—yeah yeah) why cant you love me (crying out for you) the way I love you (love you, love you) why, why why why (why-yy babe, why-yy) why, why why (tell me why, tell me why now) why, why why why why why why (big run/outro ad-libs: “why-yy-yy-yy… wish you could love me back”)
