Let it Bleed

Verse 1 (broken, intimate) I don’t speak… …I just let it bleed All the things you never see in me I learned the hard way what the truth can cost… (pause) So I hold it close even when I’m lost Verse 2 (same tone, slightly deeper) I don’t speak… …I just let it bleed ’Cause I’ve had my honesty used against me Every time I gave it up… (beat) It came back cuttin’ me Pre-Chorus (barely there) So I keep it underneath Where it can’t get turned on me Chorus (low, hypnotic) I let it bleed… slow Never let it show All the weight I carry You don’t need to know I let it bleed… out Somewhere in the sound If it ever breaks me I won’t make a sound Verse 3 (closer, more vulnerable) You get close… Like you’re trying to see Every part I don’t let you read There’s a line I don’t cross out loud Even when I’m breaking down Pre-Chorus I’ve said too much before I won’t do that anymore Chorus I let it bleed… slow Never let it show All the weight I carry You don’t need to know I let it bleed… out Somewhere in the sound If it ever breaks me I won’t make a sound Bridge (almost spoken, very close) You don’t know what it takes Just to say something real (pause) When the truth turns into something Someone else can use to kill (soft lift) So I bury it deeper Every time I feel Final Chorus (slightly fuller, still restrained) I let it bleed… slow Even when it shows In the way I’m looking Like I already know I let it bleed… out Never say it loud If it ever takes me I’ll just fade it out Outro (bare, fading) I don’t speak… …I just let it bleed