Show You

[Verse 1] You say you like my colors But they feel secondhand All these practiced little gestures Never quite who I am I been painting pretty fences Round a house I never show Every door I keep defending Keeps me small Keeps me low [Chorus] So I’ll show you The part I always edit out The scratch and the crack in my voice The tremor and the doubt If I lose you For saying what I really mean At least the person that I lose Won’t be me Won’t be me [Verse 2] I been chasing every echo Of a crowd I never met Counting numbers Counting follows Still in debt to my regret You say “bring a piece that’s honest” [whispered] Not the polished Practiced lie So here’s my hunger Here’s my shaking Here’s the fear behind my eyes [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] Hear my tongue click Teeth knock Nervous laugh between the lines [guttural hums] Little glitches Human static All the seams I used to hide [whispered vocals] Every secret Every scar line Every thought I tried to mute I’m tired of playing someone safer When the risk is being true [Chorus]