Don't You Tell Me About Love

[Intro] You left the porch light burning Then locked the door from inside [Verse 1] For months I wore your silence Like a chain beneath my shirt Asked you for one honest answer You gave me another hurt I learned the shape of begging By the crease beneath my knees Now you ride back into town Preaching what love ought to be [Pre-Chorus] You don't get to name the wound When you were the one who cut me through [Chorus] Don't you tell me about love You left me begging for it for months Now you say I don't know what love is Oh no, darling, don't you tell me about love Don't you tell me about love [Verse 2] You kept your hands in your pockets While I held out both of mine Called my hunger desperation Called your distance being kind There are promises in bottles There are ghosts beneath the bed I can hear your borrowed wisdom Rattling around my head [Pre-Chorus] You don't get to bless the flame When you were the one who fed it pain [Chorus] Don't you tell me about love You left me begging for it for months Now you say I don't know what love is Oh no, darling, don't you tell me about love Don't you tell me about love [Breakdown] I know the cost of an empty room I know the sound of a closing door I know what it means to give someone everything And still be asked for more Don't preach Don't reach Don't put your hands on the truth You left me starving at your table Now you're choking on the proof [Bridge] Love isn't a word you keep polished in your mouth Love is showing up when the easy way runs out You vanished every time I needed you near So keep your little sermon I can finally hear [Final Chorus] Don't you tell me about love You left me begging for it for months Now you say I don't know what love is Oh no, darling, don't you tell me about love Don't you tell me about love You don't get to tell me what love is You don't get to tell me what love is Oh no, darling, don't you tell me about love [Outro] The porch light's gone dark The chain is off my skin Don't you tell me about love Never again!