[Reverberating instrumental breaking in] [verse 1] You never look me in the eye when the truth is near Like saying it out loud might make it real, or too clear But I can read between your quiet signs The way your breath slows down when you're tryin’ to hide [pre-chorus] You don’t owe me a perfect line I’ve lived through silence just fine But some part of you still stays behind In the space between your words and mine [chorus] Say what you want, if it helps you sleep Even if the meaning cuts too deep I’ve walked the long way just to hear The things you couldn’t say last year Say what you want — I won’t retreat I’ve learned how to stand on incomplete Say what you want... At least it's real to me [verse 2] You tell the truth like it might collapse the floor But what’s worse — to fall, or never know what we’re fallin’ for? You hold your love like it might break in two But it’s heavier when you don’t let it move [pre-chorus] And I don’t need you to paint it bright Some feelings only show in shade and light If this is all you’ve got tonight Just speak it wrong — I’ll hear it right [chorus] Say what you want, if it helps you breathe Even if it's tangled underneath I’ve stood in rooms where hearts pretend And still believed — again, again Say what you want — I won’t correct Some truths you feel but can’t reflect Say what you want... It might be all that’s left [bridge] If you’re afraid that I might run Know I’ve stayed through louder storms than this one You don’t have to make it clean I don’t need perfect — I need seen [instrumental break / emotional shift - Warm pads swell, vocals ghost in and out — a fragile falsetto hum floats above the groove] “Say… what you want… I’m still here…” [final chorus] Say what you want, it’s yours to give I’ll take whatever truth you live Even if it’s jagged at the seams Even if it cracks the dream Say what you want — no need to bend I’ll meet you where the silence ends Say what you want... I’ve been listening since then [outro / fade] (soft vocal echoes) Say what you want... Say what you want... I already knew...
