[Verse 1] You say you didn’t mean it this time I nod like I’ve rehearsed the lie Every sorry hits the same old place Where love and damage share a face [Pre-Chorus] I tell myself you’re just afraid That hurt is how you learned to stay I dress your cruelty up as care So I don’t have to face the truth in there [Chorus] I keep melting my heart to stone Just to feel less alone with you Every crack I call it growth Every bruise I call it proof I know it’s wrong, I still stay close I bend till I’m unrecognizable I keep melting my heart to stone So loving you hurts less than letting go [Verse 2] I memorize the sound of blame Like if I say it first, it won’t feel the same I lower my voice, I dim my light So your anger doesn’t pick a fight [Pre-Chorus] I tell myself this is what love costs That being strong means bearing loss If I just wait, if I endure Maybe pain will finally turn into cure [Chorus] I keep melting my heart to stone Just to feel less alone with you Every crack I call it growth Every bruise I call it proof I know it’s wrong, I still stay close I bend till I’m unrecognizable I keep melting my heart to stone So loving you hurts less than letting go [Bridge] If I leave, I lose the dream If I stay, I lose myself in pieces I stand frozen between the two Breaking either way I choose [Breakdown] Say you’ll change, I’ll say I know Even though we’ve played this show A thousand times, the ending’s clear But hope is louder than the fear [Final Chorus] I keep melting my heart to stone Turning feeling into control I forgive what I should condemn Just to keep you holding my hand I know it’s wrong, I still stay close Afraid of who I’ll be alone I keep melting my heart to stone And calling survival love [Outro] One day this stone will finally break Or I’ll remember what it was to ache And choose myself before it’s too late
