[Instrumental Intro — Rhodes only, no voice] [A detuned Rhodes plays a crisp, syncopated phrase twice. The second pass holds its last note over a bass pulse. Dry drums enter as the note ends.] [Verse 1 — close, low vocal] You didn't nod I spoke for both of us Your sister asked if we were good I said, “Better than we was” You set your glass down I kept mine in the air They smiled and raised a toast You looked at me, not them [Pre-Chorus — Rhodes plays fragments of the intro phrase] I could've stopped Before they said our names You waited for me to I let the moment pass [Chorus — first title phrase low; second “me” reaches higher] Say it was me Say it was me I told them we were fine You let them believe Say it was me Don't take the blame You went quiet beside me And I smiled anyway [Rhodes plays the complete intro phrase. Bass answers its last note.] [Verse 2 — groove continues; Rhodes leaves gaps for the vocal] They put a picture up Of us beneath the lights You asked me why I saved it I said, “We look alright” You didn't ask again I watched you turn away I liked the proof it gave me Of a night we couldn't save [Pre-Chorus — drums thin out; Rhodes phrase starts but doesn't finish] I could've called And told them yesterday You waited for me to I let the moment pass [Chorus] Say it was me Say it was me I told them we were fine You let them believe Say it was me Don't take the blame You went quiet beside me And I smiled anyway [Bridge — drums out; Rhodes and voice alone] You said, “You know I never said it” I said, “I know you didn't” You said, “Then why's it still our story?” [Rhodes stops. Vocal dry and unaccompanied.] Because I liked the way it sounded. [Final Chorus — beat returns; second “me” reaches higher, but the last line falls back to the low, close voice] Say it was me Say it was me I told them we were fine You let them believe Say it was me Don't take the blame You went quiet beside me And I smiled anyway [Outro — Rhodes plays the intro phrase once, without its held ending] You didn't nod. I spoke for both of us.
