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OUTSIDE [VERSE 1] I changed your name to "Never Pick Up," Still took the call before it cut off. You asked if we could talk for a while, I heard your engine running outside. You swore you weren't here to start a fight, Then asked who slept beside me last night. I said, "Nobody." You checked my face, Then pushed right past me into my place. You saw your toothbrush sitting by the sink, And smiled like that could fix a single thing. You came to tell me this was our last night, Then asked if you could stay until first light. [PRE-CHORUS] You only whisper when you've screamed all night, And I mistake the silence for alright. You draw those circles on my wrist again, And I forget the way the fight began. [CHORUS] Don't say you love me, say you're outside, At least that part you can prove tonight. Three little knocks and I let you in, Same damn mistake, here we go again. Don't take your shoes off, you won't stay long, The shoes by my bed prove I was wrong. Don't say you love me, say you're outside, At least that part you can prove tonight. [VERSE 2] By noon, you'd blocked my number yet again, Then called me from your best friend's phone at ten. I let it ring; I wanted you to sweat, By midnight, I was lying in your bed. You told me things would change if I'd behave, I almost thanked you for the blame you gave. I said some things I knew would make you hurt, And told myself that you had started first. Next week, I'm staring at the parking lot, Just waiting for a call I said I'd block. I'm scared of what you'll say if I decline, More scared you'll mean it if you say goodbye. [PRE-CHORUS] You only whisper when you've screamed all night, And I mistake the silence for alright. You draw those circles on my wrist again, And I forget the way the fight began. [CHORUS] Don't say you love me, say you're outside, At least that part you can prove tonight. Three little knocks and I let you in, Same damn mistake, here we go again. Don't take your shoes off, you won't stay long, The shoes by my bed prove I was wrong. Don't say you love me, say you're outside, At least that part you can prove tonight. [OUTRO - SOFT, MELODIC] Don't say you love me... Just say you're outside. You never could promise forever, But you always showed up for the night.