[Intro — very soft, almost spoken] I’ll never tell you… No. Even though deep down, you already know. [Verse 1 — intimate, close vocal] I don’t need some big confession, you can read between my lines. You know when I need affection, even when I change the subject every time. And I love the way you stay, without trying to fix it all. You’ve got something in your way that makes my storms feel small. I could tell you “I love you”, but somehow that feels too small. There’s so much more behind it than those three words can hold. [Pre-Chorus — melody rises] You don’t know what you do to me, when you talk, when you smile. I won’t tell you everything… But listen for a while. [Chorus — wide, melodic] I’ll never tell you everything I feel for you. I could say “I love you” a thousand times, it still wouldn’t tell the truth. I’ll never tell you what my heart does when it sees you. I try to keep it all inside, but my eyes give me away. I’ll never tell you… Never, never. But look at me… You already know. [Post-Chorus — light harmonies] You already know… Oh, you already know… I don’t say it, but you already know. [Verse 2 — slightly more rhythmic] You took your place without asking, and now somehow it belongs to you. I don’t even know when it happened, I just looked up and there you were. I love your laugh, I love your voice, I even love when you think too much. And when the whole world weighs on you, I wish I could carry some of it. If I could take away your sadness, throw it deep into the ocean, I would do it without thinking, just to see you smile again. [Pre-Chorus — build] You don’t know what you do to me, when you touch me, when you smile. I won’t tell you everything… But listen for a while. [Chorus — fuller] I’ll never tell you everything I feel for you. I could say “I love you” a thousand times, it still wouldn’t tell the truth. I’ll never tell you what my heart does when it sees you. I try to keep it all inside, but my eyes give me away. I’ll never tell you… Never, never. But look at me… You already know. [Bridge — instrumentation drops, voice almost alone] I’ll never tell you that sometimes I stop talking just to stay inside the moment. I’ll never tell you that in your arms I don’t need to be strong. And if one day we’re standing by the ocean, you next to me, with nothing else around… Don’t ask me what I’m feeling. Just kiss me. You’ll understand it all. [Break — whispered] Because words… will never be enough. [Final Chorus — stronger vocal + harmonies] I’ll never tell you all the love I keep for you. I could say “I love you” a thousand times, it still wouldn’t tell the truth. I’ll never tell you why my heart keeps coming back to you. Even when I keep it all inside, my eyes give me away. I’ll never tell you… Never, never. But look at me… You already know. [Outro — piano and voice] I’ll never tell you… Well… not with words. Because when I look at you… I think I’m telling you everything.
