[Verse 1] I had a thought on my mind It came out wearing a mask Too many rules in the room Made my simple line last Every word had a border Every door had a key I kept reaching for freedom You kept asking for three [Pre-Chorus] So I trimmed it down To the bone What can stay When all I own [Chorus] Say it plain Say it plain Keep the sharp part Keep the flame Say it plain Say it plain If the word fits Let it land [Verse 2] I tried to dress up the ache But it stumbled in shoes I tried to stack up the facts Still the meaning turned loose So I chose the clean edge And I chose it again A small set of letters Can still open a hand [Pre-Chorus] So I trimmed it down To the bone What can stay When all I own [Chorus] Say it plain Say it plain Keep the sharp part Keep the flame Say it plain Say it plain If the word fits Let it land [Bridge] Let the extra fall away Let the near-miss go ... -A cage can be a pattern But a pattern can grow ... -If Iβm bound by the shape Then Iβll make the shape sing ... -One hard little window And a sky inside the thing [Chorus] Say it plain Say it plain Keep the sharp part Keep the flame Say it plain Say it plain If the word fits Let it land
