Soft word in Sharp word out (Sharp word out) Soft word in Sharp word out Soft word in Sharp word out (Sharp word out) Soft word in Sharp word out Your name lit up my screen And my throat went tight I had one clean sentence But it loaded wrong I meant, “Can we slow down?” It came out, “Then go” I meant, “I got scared” It came out, “You should know” Three dots blinking Like they knew I’d fold Every sorry in the draft box Turned sharp before it showed I tried to speak softer But my jaw went south Same little glitch Same sharp word out (Sharp word out) I taste the fix Then spit it wrong Soft word in Sharp word out I reach for calm It loads a shout Soft word in Sharp word out Soft word in Sharp word out I tried to make it gentle It came out loud Soft word in Sharp word out I meant, “please stay” It came out, “get out” I watched your name Go dark in the thread Then blamed my mouth For what I said Soft word in Sharp word out Soft word in Sharp word out (Sharp word out) Say it kind Comes back cruel Say it scared Comes back rule Say it love Comes back doubt Soft word in Sharp word out You said, “Just be honest” I said, “I am” But the honest part Got mangled in my hand I meant, “I need help” It came out with heat I meant, “I miss us” It came out like proof Backspace blinking Like an exit sign I erased the worst line Then typed worse behind I could’ve said nothing Could’ve let it breathe But I fed the sentence And it fed on me (Fed on me) I taste the fix Then spit it wrong Soft word in Sharp word out I reach for calm It loads a shout Soft word in Sharp word out Soft word in Sharp word out I tried to make it gentle It came out loud Soft word in Sharp word out I meant, “please stay” It came out, “get out” I watched your name Go dark in the thread Then blamed my mouth For what I said Soft word in Sharp word out (Sharp word out) Sorry went sharp Stay got erased Help got dressed up Like something unsafe Love got loud Please got mean Every soft thing Changed in between Cut it Correct it Bite it Protect it Name it Wreck it Open mouth Exit I found the right words After the thread went black All lined up quiet With no way back They looked so harmless They looked so late Little white flags In a message I erased My thumb kept hovering Over “send” too long Even silence sounded Like I spelled it wrong Like I spelled it wrong (Spelled it wrong) Soft word in Sharp word out Soft word in Sharp word out I don’t choose the blade I just open my mouth Soft word in Sharp word out Soft word in Sharp word out I tried to make it gentle It came out loud Soft word in Sharp word out I meant, “please stay” It came out, “get out” I watched your name Go dark in the thread Then blamed my mouth For what I said Soft word in Sharp word out (Sharp word out) You were already gone When I figured it out Soft word in Sharp word out I had one clean sentence… It never came out.
