they say it got bad now
they say i need to be careful
they say to watch out

you say you will hold me when things get bad
you say you would never want to be that way
you say you love me

he said that i was too broke to love
he said i was too far gone
he said he loved me

i asked you to stay
i asked you to not hurt me
i asked you if you love me

and the two of you said: always, never, of course

i said a lot of things
but im realizing now that they were never out loud
you never heard my cries
i kept them bouncing around in my mouth
too scared to speak