[Verse 1] I kept the porch light burning While I learned to lock the door You brought your Sunday flowers I hid the papers on the floor I said the right things softly I remembered every date But there’s a stack of little lies Leaning hard against the gate [Pre-Chorus] I want to call myself good I want to mean it when I do But every card I tucked away Is leaning toward you [Chorus] I tried so hard to love you I tried so hard to be kind But this house I built from secrets Is starting to unwind If it falls, it falls between us If it lands, it leaves a mark I tried so hard to be good With a house of cards in the dark [Verse 2] You laugh beside the sink now With your sleeves rolled to the seam I watch you trust the quiet Like it’s something we both mean There’s a name I never mentioned There’s a night I rearranged I can’t keep calling silence Just another kind of grace [Pre-Chorus] I want to call myself good I want to meet your eyes But every card I tucked away Is taller than my lies [Chorus] I tried so hard to love you I tried so hard to be kind But this house I built from secrets Is starting to unwind If it falls, it falls between us If it lands, it leaves a mark I tried so hard to be good With a house of cards in the dark [Bridge] I could tell you in the kitchen With the kettle screaming thin I could watch your face go quiet As the truth comes stumbling in No clean hands, no pretty ending No good reason I can claim Just me, the door, the words I owe you And the weight of my own name [Final Chorus] We tried so hard to love here We tried so hard to be kind But this house I built from secrets Won’t stay standing this time If it falls, I’ll stand beside you I won’t hide behind the dark I tried so hard to be good Now I’m telling you the hard part [Outro] I’m telling you the hard part I’m telling you the hard part
