Hard To Understand

Verse 1

I keep the truth behind my teeth

Say I'm fine when I'm not fine

You ask me where I've been at night

I change the subject every time

Pre-Chorus

And it's easier to run

Than to hand you every part

Easier to run

Than to show you where I start

Chorus

I can't let myself lie

Lie myself to you

It's so hard for you to understand

Harder still to say it true

I can't let myself lie

Lie myself again

It's so hard for you to understand

So I'll tell you where I've been

Verse 2

The drums in my chest won't slow

Guitar-string nerves pulled tight

A soft piano under my ribs

Playing something I can't write

Pre-Chorus

And it's easier to hide

Than to let you see me crack

Easier to hide

Than to never take it back

Chorus

I can't let myself lie

Lie myself to you

It's so hard for you to understand

Harder still to say it true

I can't let myself lie

Lie myself again

It's so hard for you to understand

So I'll tell you where I've been

Bridge

Maybe you would stay

Maybe you would leave

Maybe telling you the worst

Is the only way to breathe

Maybe I'm afraid

Maybe that's the whole design

Maybe honesty is heavier

Than every single lie

Chorus

I can't let myself lie

Lie myself to you

It's so hard for you to understand

Harder still to say it true

I can't let myself lie

Lie myself again

It's so hard for you to understand

So I'll tell you where I've been

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, tell you where I've been

Oh-oh, let you in