Halfway Hurts

Halfway close

Still too far

Soft little hope

Hard little heart

I feel the shift before you say a word I hear the

silence louder than it hurts You say you care,

then disappear slow Leave me reading ghosts in the afterglow I don’t

need perfect, I need real Don’t dress up doubt like it’s how

you feel I been too much for the wrong hands Too soft

for the cold plans I learned to smile when my chest gets

tight Learned to act calm when it don’t feel right If I

ask twice, it ain’t for control I just need proof before I

lose my soul Don’t pull me close Then make me wonder Don’t

light my sky Then steal the thunder I’m not asking For the

whole world Just don’t half-love A whole-heart girl Halfway hurts Don’t call

it love If you’re close enough to haunt me But not close

enough to touch Halfway hurts Don’t dress it up If you only

want the soft parts Then you don’t want enough I gave you

light You gave me blur Don’t come halfway

Halfway hurts Halfway, halfway Don’t come halfway

Halfway, halfway

Halfway hurts I don’t chase drama,

I chase the truth I watch the tone,

not just what you do Words sound sweet till the pattern shows

Warm at night, then the morning’s cold I been the strong one,

holding the weight Still get scared when love feels late Cause leaving

don’t always slam the door Sometimes it texts less than before I

want peace that don’t make me beg Arms that stay when I

lose my edge If you want in,

then move with care Don’t build a home if you won’t live

there Don’t pull me close Then make me wonder Don’t light my

sky Then steal the thunder I’m not asking For the whole world

Just don’t half-love A whole-heart girl Halfway hurts Don’t call it love

If you’re close enough to haunt me But not close enough to

touch Halfway hurts Don’t dress it up If you only want the

soft parts

Then you don’t want enough I gave you light You gave me

blur Don’t come halfway

Halfway hurts

If I go quiet I’m checking the room

Trying to see If I’m safe with you

If I seem guarded I’m not being cruel

I learned too young What half-love can do

I’m not cold I’m scared it’s true That I’ll give all And

get half of you Halfway hurts Don’t call it love If you’re

close enough to haunt me But not close enough to touch Halfway

hurts Don’t dress it up

If you only want the soft parts

Then you don’t want enough I gave you light You gave me

blur Don’t come halfway

Halfway hurts

Halfway close

Still too far

Soft little hope Hard little heart

Don’t say stay

If you won’t stay Don’t come halfway