She opened up her mouth to speak, soft voice trying to stay steady, trying to name the quiet hurt that's been waiting for her to be ready. But he felt it like an impact coming, like a hit he had to dodge, and before she finished half a sentence, he was swerving right into her words. [Pre-Chorus] She wasn’t reaching for a fight, she wasn’t trying to make him bleed— but he cut her off mid‑feeling, like her truth was obsolete. [Chorus] Cutting off— like a near‑miss turning deadly, you react before you listen, you defend before you’re ready. Cutting off— and the truth gets buried deep, she was reaching out for safety, he was reaching for retreat. Cutting off— and the fracture starts to spread, you can lose the one you live with when you talk over what they said. [Verse 2] She tried again a week later, gentle tone, careful breath, but he jumped in with his defenses like her honesty was a threat. Every time she reached for closeness, he mistook it for attack, and the more he talked about his feelings, the more hers faded into black. [Pre-Chorus] She wasn’t reaching for a fight, she wasn’t trying to make him bleed— but he cut her off mid‑feeling, like her truth was obsolete. [Chorus] Cutting off— like a near‑miss turning deadly, you react before you listen, you defend before you’re ready. Cutting off— and the truth gets buried deep, she was reaching out for safety, he was reaching for retreat. Cutting off— and the fracture starts to spread, you can lose the one you live with when you talk over what they said. [Bridge] It starts with interruption, then dissonance, then doubt. Then the silence turns to anger, and the anger turns to shout. Resentment builds a fortress where connection used to live— cutting off becomes the cycle when no one learns to give. [Final Chorus] Cutting off— and the freeway’s in their chest now, every turn feels dangerous, every word’s a near‑miss somehow. Cutting off— and the love they had is thinning, she was trying to be honest, he was trying to prove he wasn't sinning. Cutting off— and the cycle takes its toll, you can lose the one you live with when you never let them show their soul.
