[Intro] Mm… I meant to [Verse 1] I meant to call you back last night I saw your name, then closed my phone I meant to say the honest thing But silence felt safer on my own I meant to fix the little cracks Before they split the room in two I meant to be the better one But I didn’t know how to choose [Pre-Chorus] It wasn’t hate, it wasn’t fear Just time slipping through [Chorus] I meant to say it out loud I meant to stay somehow I meant to do the right thing But I only know that now I meant to try a little harder I meant to mean it through I meant to be there for you I just didn’t follow through [Verse 2] I meant to read between the lines I meant to see the signs you gave I told myself “tomorrow’s fine” Like tomorrow ever stayed I meant to change, I really did I said it like a truth But “meant to” turned into a reason For everything I didn’t do [Pre-Chorus 2] I don’t blame you, I don’t blame me I blame the pause in between [Bridge] Maybe “meant to” is just a word We use when we’re not ready yet Maybe it’s the softest way To talk about regret [Final Chorus] I meant to say it out loud I meant to stay somehow I meant to do the right thing But I only know that now I meant to try a little harder I meant to mean it through I meant to be there for you I just didn’t follow through [Outro] I meant to… I really did.
