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Don't Hand Me the Shell

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You’re close, but you’re not even in the room You give me that crooked smile, I know I’m not supposed to swoon You’re handing me roses like they’re a password, But all that pretty stuff just starts to sound rehearsed Touch on my shoulder, but you’re miles from my mind I can taste the promise, but you hold the best part inside You keep saying all the things that sound right Yeah, you show up, but you never arrive Don’t hand me the shell, I want the fire, not just the smoke If you’re here for real, let the last of your walls go I’m not waiting, not breaking my heart for a half-life I want the part you hide, nothing less this time There’s a way you let your eyes pull away when it’s raw Laugh a little louder, fill the air when it’s just us You always leave out the secret you’re scared to trust Keep dancing around what you’re so desperate to lock up You memorize the script so you don’t have to feel But if I’m just comfort, what are you trying to conceal? Yeah, you say you want someone who can see you But you won’t let me past the surface you feed me Don’t hand me the shell, I want the fire, not just the smoke If you’re here for real, let the last of your walls go I’m not waiting, not breaking my heart for a half-life I want the part you hide, nothing less this time All in, or walk away, that’s the price, you know it’s true Don’t tell me you’re scared, I’ve got a backbone too Why keep us both here, holding what’s safe in your fist? I’m done taking tokens when you owe me more than this No more almost, no more close enough It’s all of you, or it’s not love Show me what’s behind your lines, or I walk out All or nothing now (all or nothing now)