"Honestly" is the American Christian metal band Stryper's fifth single and their highest charting on the Billboard Hot 100. "Honestly" became one of the most requested songs on MTV. "Honestly" is one of Stryper's best-known songs, peaking at #23 on the Hot 100. It was Stryper's only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
The single was released in several different formats, including 12" inch & 7" vinyl singles, as well as cassette singles. "Honestly" is a power ballad. The critics typically described the song as overtly syrupy or sugary.
Honestly can I tell you where I'm at
Honestly can I pull the curtain back
Will you run if you see how weak I am?
If you don't see the real me you won't see what mercy's done
If you don't see my weakness you won't see what love has won
If you don't see the distance from the darkness to the sun
You won't see
Honestly
Honestly I'm growing sick and tired
Honestly it hurts too much to hide
Brokeness that's killing us inside
If you don't see the real me you won't see what mercy's done
If you don't see my weakness you won't see what love has won
If you don't see the distance from the darkness to the sun
You won't see
Honestly
Let the light escape
From these holes inside my soul
When I start to break
Then grace begins to flow
Let the light escape
From this wounded place inside my soul
Honestly
If you don't see the real me
You won't see what grace has done
If you don't see my weakness
You won't see what love has won
If you don't see the distance from the darkness to the sun
Honestly I didn't mean to cry so hard
The heartache was pouring in like rain
I didn't mean to show I care
Honestly I didn't mean to laugh so loud
But it just sounds so absurd to say that you want me
Say that you need me after everything you've done
Really
Truly I didn't mean to hurt you
I just thought that maybe now
We'd have better luck the second time around
It's always better the second time I hear
Find me in the evening when your ready to dance
And I will take you to the places
Where you never thought you'd have the chance to love
Love
Love is all we have
I will run myself in circles here without you
Please believe that I tried my best to forget you
But the memories keep flooding back like tears
I didn't mean to fall in love
But sitting here waiting for this is torture
I'm so glad you're far away
Is that a terrible thing to say
Well I wonder if you're okay
Find me in the evening when your ready to dance
And I will take you to the places
Where you never thought you'd have the chance to love
Love
Love is all we have
I will run myself in circles here without you
I would run myself in circles here without you
I've tried and tried and I can't hide from your love
Darling it's too late to show me your intentions
You know we've got to find a way to get past all the implications
Every situation
Every complication that we've come from
Love is all we have
I will run myself in circles here without you
Darling love
Love
Love is all we have
I could kick myself
it's dangerous living this way
Last place i wanna turn
last thing i wanna learn
is from the pain of these days
the book is hard to read
when i play the lead
oh I'd rather look away
Cause honestly
when it comes to me
the truth is hard to shake
i believe is see
it's the only road to take
getting nowhere fast
mired in the past
it's time to move, get moving on
but there's no place to go
if I'm afraid tot show
the truth of where I've been
honestly
when it comes to me
the truth is hard to shake
i believe is see
it's the only road to take
tenderly
lord speak to me
it seems so hard to hear
honestly
oh i think i see
it is really me i fear
I have cried for those who killed me, for their dignity
I have prayed for those who loved me but I didn't love
I have searched for my truth that no one understood
I have cried for you my love
My tears are falling down, a silver sea I see
My wounds are open again, the end will come for me
The people I did trust, raped my silver face
The love I feel inside becomes my epitaph
I have cried for all the feelings, feelings I can't feel
I have spent all my lifetime to meanings I can't find
I have searched for their truth that they can't see
Honestly, why are my clothes out on the street
Honestly, I think you've lost your mind
I cant believe I came home to find my car keyed
Honestly I'm way too tired to fight
Round and round drama every time
I'ma go cause I got no
problem with saying goodbye
Is it wrong that I'm gonna be
having the time of my life
Cause deep down I know
I should cry I should scream
and get down on my knees
I should say that I need you here
But I'm gonna party tonight
Cause honestly I just don't care
Honestly I just don't care
Honestly everybodys stoked I'm finally free
And honestly my phones blowing up tonight
So I'll go out get drunk again
Make out with all your dumb friends
tag your face just to rub it in
I'ma go cause I got no
problem with saying goodbye
Is it wrong that I'm gonna be
having the time of my life
Cause deep down I know
I should cry I should scream
and get down on my knees
I should say that I need you here
But I'm gonna party tonight
Cause honestly I just don't care
Honestly I just don't care
So don't roll up when they're playing my song
Don't act right when you know you're dead wrong
You're out of line, out of line goodnight
I'm undercover, you can drop that bomb
It's a little too late cause I'm already gone
I'm already gone
Honestly you did it to yourself
So don't blame me
I'ma go cause I got no
problem with saying goodbye
Is it wrong that I'm gonna be
having the time of my life
Cause deep down I know
I should cry I should scream
and get down on my knees
I should say that I need you here
But I'm gonna party tonight
I'ma go cause I got no
problem with saying goodbye
Is it wrong that I'm gonna be
having the time of my life
Cause deep down I know
I should cry I should scream
and get down on my knees
I should say that I need you here
But I'm gonna party tonight
Cause honestly I just don't care
Honestly I just don't care
Honestly I just don't care
Honestly I just don't care
If you search for tenderness,
it isn't hard to find.
You can have the love you need to live.
But if you look for truthfulness,
you might just as well be blind.
it always seems to be so hard to give.
Honesty
Is such a lonely word,
everyone is so untrue.
Honesty
Its hardly ever heard,
and mostly what i need from you.
I can always find someone,
to say they sympathize.
If i wear my heart out on my sleeve,
but i don't want some pretty face,
to tell me pretty lies.
All i want is someone to believe.
Honesty
Is such a lonely word,
everyone is so untrue.
Honesty
Its hardly ever heard
and mostly what i need from you.
I can find a lover,
i can find a friend.
I can have security until the bitter end.
Anyone can comfort with promises again.
I know
I know
When i'm deep inside of me,
don't be to concerned
i wont ask for nothing
while i'm gone.
But when i want sincerity
tell me where else can i turn.
When your the one that i depend upon.
Honesty
is such a lonely word,
everyone so untrue
Honesty
Its hardly ever heard
It could have been a little lighter
It should have been a bigger step
We could have been a little younger
There could have been something left
So we ask and we make
All the best out of our mistakes
If we lost this round
Then we'll find a way to
Carry on and share it all some how
When we all fall down there is the sound
Of the one true thing we've found
We could have gone a little higher
We could have had a bigger net
It could have been a little longer
There could have been something left
So we ask and we make
Honestly
Written by: Carl Cartee
Could I let go of all that You've given
If it meant that it all would be Yours
Could I sit at Your feet and forget about me
And remember what I'm here for
Honestly I need to be broken
And honestly I need to fall down
Go ahead and shake my foundations
‘Cause honestly I'm figuring out
That of all that I have
All that I need is You
Honestly
If I leave behind all that's familiar
Could I do what has never been done
If I believed in You like You believe in me
Would You finish the work You've begun
Oh, Honestly I need to be broken
Honestly I need to fall down
Go ahead and shake my foundations
‘Cause honestly I'm figuring out
That of all that I have
All that I need is You
Honestly
You’re all that I need
Oh, Honestly I need to be broken
Honestly I need to fall down
Go ahead and shake my foundations
‘Cause honestly I'm figuring out
That of all that I have
All that I need
Yes of all that I have
And all that I need
Lord of all that I have
All that I need is You
Honestly
Don't act like I don't know what I'm talking about
Don't forget that I'm the one who knows you inside out
You can't even answer when I ask you what's wrong
Just how much longer can the silence go on?
Honestly
Honestly
There's trouble in your heart that you can't hide from me
Talk to me
Cause I can see
Your love ain't what it used to be
If I mean anything to you
Don't be afraid to turn me loose
I'm strong enough to face the truth
Honestly
Just say we stand a chance
And you're willing to try
Or say there's nothing left for you and tell me goodbye
We both know love has got to be an open door
And if it's time for you to fly
I can't hold you any more
Honestly
Honestly
There's trouble in your heart that you can't hide from me
Talk to me
Cause I can see
Your love ain't what it used to be
If I mean anything to you
Don't be afraid to turn me loose
I'm strong enough to face the truth
Honestly
If I mean anything to you
Don't be afraid to turn me loose
Think I'm goin' home
I think I'm gettin' lost for a while
Tired of getting stoned
And thinkin' about you in the night
So I'll file away all my dreams
Though I still believe in everything
I wished your love away
Honestly over you
Honestly over you
One lie short of true
Honestly over you
Lookin' for some hope
Polished off the whiskey tonight
You turned a man to stone
For lookin' at you straight in the eyes
So I'll drive away with all my things
Though I've a faint belief in everything
I wished your love away
I wished your love away
Honestly over you
Honestly over you
And I'll tell the world
Honestly over you
Verse 1
Honestly, I believe in you
Do you trust in me
Patiently, I will stand by you
I will stand beside you faithfully
Bridge
And through the years
I will be a friend
For always and forever
Chorus
Call on me and I'll be there for you
I'm a friend who always will be true
And I love you can't you see
That I can say I love you honestly
Solo
Chorus 2
Call on me and I'll be there for you
I'm a friend who always will be true
And I love you can't you see
That I love you honestly
I will never betray your trust in me
And I love you can't you see
We're a long long way from the people we used to be
And your long way past taking the chance on me
And the shadows of doubt have all faded out
And made it so easy to see
Honestly I'm yours
Finally I'm sure
I'm where I belong and baby you're all that I need
Honestly
Honestly
I had to confess it's all because of you
You showed me how to live in the simple truth
Where else do you go when you know that you know
After everything we've been through
Honestly I'm yours
Finally I'm sure
I'm where I belong and baby you're all that I need
Honestly
What more could I need but your love and effection that you gave so selflessly
Honestly
Huh Oh yeaah
Honestly I'm yours
Finally I'm sure
I'm where I belong and baby you're all that I need
Honestly I'm yours
Finally I'm sure
Aye I'm where I belong and baby you're all that I need
When I'm with you,
I can get through anything at all.
The sun can go black,
the earth can spin back,
every star can fall.
As long as you're right here to wipe all my tears,
nothing can be wrong.
On our last day,
just say that you'll stay,
I'll sing you one last song.
And it will be the song of all our memories.
About the first time that you talked to me.
The way your hair blew through the breeze,
and how you bring me to my knees,
and all the things we used to do,
together here,
just us two,
and how I feel like such a fool,
but honestly I'd say I love you.
"I love you."
Before I sleep,
the text I read,
is the one that says "Goodnight".
I know I might not have your heart,
but "I love you" feels so right.
You say that we're friends,
but when does that end?
I need to hear you say,
that "He is not it" and you can forget,
Honestly, I thought it was the end
But it wasn't
It's just your feathers were black
As you came through the darkness
Over me, over my bed
There's something
You don't want me to see
You keep well hid
So carefully you care for me
You carry me
Up to the mountain
The tree house
The swing has fallen down now
Give me a cool drink of water
From the hands of my father
From the well that is my mother
I fell into
So carefully you care for me
You carry me
Over the mountain
I had a dream
Everything was right
I woke up and returned to twice
Then I woke up for good
Was it for the best
I cant get no rest
The love I had
The dreams I kept
So carefully she cares for me
She carries me
Picture a teenager desperate to please
Presume to achieve everything
Had been laid out before her
Oh, oh, oh
I wonder what you thought of her
What you think of me
Now I finally achieved what you wanted for me
Oh, oh, oh
I've been a counselor,
I've seen more than I should see
Oh, oh, oh
Now I am curious how is this reflected on me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Tell me now
Honestly what do you
Think of me
Trying my hardest to harness the sunlight that shines over me
Luckily this is the best that I can be
Life is a song that I'm learning to write
I sing through the verses and hope I am joined for the chorus
Oh, oh, oh
My voice was an agent of labor but now
It's my savior from all the troubles
An end to the strains
Phrase for refrains
I'm a melodist
Melody is all that I know
Oh, oh, oh
So play me the chords and I'll give all I've got for the show
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Tell me now
Honestly what do you
Think of me
Trying my hardest to harness the sunlight that shines over me
Luckily this is the best that I can be
Other times
We've been two distant minds
Life is a pageless song
A list of lives gone wrong
But I won't let my muse punish me
I steal all the songs she wrote for me
But what have I done
If you won't see my meaning in my feeling
Tell me now
Honestly what do you
Think of me
Trying my hardest to harness the sunlight that shines over me
You were so close to the cliff
I didn't even care to notice
Rain fell over our heads
My throat trembled and said
I cover myself with your eyes
Cover myself for the first time
See to it that I will have you
Capture you when the warmth comes
Learn how your body moves
When I am next to you
You are the whiskey on my lips
Holding it when I am so far
I choose to forget your name
Far away it will all be the same
Have you break me oh in two
Every time I have to leave you
[Chorus:]
Please don't you think of me
I'm nothing honestly
Please don't you think of me
I'm nothing honestly
This will come down so hard
We will ache for a new start
In so oh absent arms
To this we'll fall apart
I will arrive on a rainy day
Show face oh at your door
You will tell me all the ways
That I will want you more
On my living room floor
So well I will explore
I will feel this even when
I cannot breathe you in
I don't remember the taxi ride
You will forget how I feel on the insides
This will mean nothing in time
In time this will mean nothing
[Chorus:]
Please don't you think of me
I'm nothing honestly
Please don't you think of me
I'm nothing honestly
Please don't you think of me
I'm nothing honestly
Please don't you think of me
In time this will mean nothing
Please don't you think of me
I'm nothing honestly
Please don't you think of me
I'm nothing honestly
Please don't you think of me
I'm nothing honestly
Please don't you think of me
[Verse:]
It can get stressful this life entertainin'
Sometimes I'm be goin' thru things can't explain it
Ya gave me a picture of ya & I framed it
All my n****s be playin' they claim it
Let me go vent
Ya need to feel this straight out the chest
I'll be on tour buses dealin' wit mess
Sometimes I feel like I'm less than my best
But ya make me betta
Yes, honestly the road can get cold
Sometimes I need somethin' I could hold
What I'm really tryin' to say is
[Hook:]
Sometimes I need ya, honestly
I ain't talkin' twenty four seven
Just when a n***a start itchin'
And only when I want to feel beta
I need ya, honestly
Sometimes I need ya
And I can't lie honestly, I need ya!
[Verse 2:]
Don't need all yo times
Just the times that I need it
Do ya a favour, do me now we even
Yo girlfriends be sayin' I'm doin' it wrong
But they come to see me perform
Wait fo' it, so addicted to yo love
Know ya feel the same
Ya left traces of yo love on the pillow case
Don't be goin' thru my phone
Ya respect the game
Tryin' to live life witout ya
Girl I swear it's lame
[Hook:]
Sometimes I need ya, honestly
I ain't talkin' twenty four seven
Just when a n***a start itchin'
And only when I want to feel beta
I need ya, honestly
Sometimes I need ya
And I can't lie honestly, I need ya!
[Verse 3:]
I need to match what I needed
Match what I already am that's 100
Ain't lookin' fo', don't need all yo time
Just at times that I need it
Do ya a favor, do me, now we even
Knee trouble I'm on another level
Keeps wit yo boy if ya comin'
I need a girl that be runnin'
Runnin' her own life cuz she own it
Can't tell her nothin' she grown up
She got a good job, graduated last summa
She don't need me, she want it
Got her own $ , no handout she adds to the tab
I know why y'all n****s mad
She tells when y'all tryin' to holler
We sit back & laugh bout it
She crazy that's why I love her that's my baby
We ain't got to do nothin'
We can chill around the house
And still feels amaze
[Hook:]
Sometimes I need ya, honestly
I ain't talkin' twenty four seven
Just when a n***a start itchin'
And only when I want to feel beta
I need ya, honestly
Sometimes I need ya
And I can't lie honestly, I need ya!
Below our heavy sky
We're swimming in the rain
No lightning makes us pause
No thunder makes us wait
When I come up from my dive
Please grab onto my legs
Choke on some water and smile at you
And you could do the same
I believe, someday I hope I will believe
That honesty should be everything
Honestly, honesty means everything
I believe, someday I hope I will believe
Later on that night our faces filled with firelight
Our eyes moved along with everything we said
Stars were calling from their haze that follows summer rain
Voices hoarse from everything we tried to say
I believe, someday I hope I will believe
That honesty should be everything
Honestly, honesty means everything
I believe, someday I hope I will believe
Later on that night we sat on towels with tangled hair
Both in bathing suits that hours ago had dried
Speaking quickly so the sparrows couldn't interrupt
Voices broken from the words we had to say
I believe, someday I hope I will believe
That honesty should be everything
Honestly, honesty means everything
I believe, someday I hope I will believe
honestly i can't remember those teen dreams
all my teenage feelings and their meanings
they seem to see-through to be true
all the who's are there
but the why's are unclear
picture this
a long-awaited sickening kiss
so how does it feel explain to know
you've rewritten history these things change
despite the complicated beginnings to all this
The beauty that you gave
Has turned upon itself
And all the things you said
Evaporated
Evaporated ...
Was I blind
Deaf and dumb
To the words slipped from yur tongue?
Honestly ... honestly ... honestly
Alone in my bed
The things that you said
Go round in my head ... still
It seems to be true
That nothin' I do
Can influence you ...
I tried and tried again
(Don't you know I tried and tried again
to make you listen to me
But everything I said it always seemed to go right through you)
To make you notice me
(I turned myself into a person that I didn't like
But please believe me when I say I know it wasn't right)
But talking to myself
(I never thought that things would
get to be so complicated
I never thought that you and me would end up o frustrated)
Won't catch you attention I see ...
(You'd think that something had to come from all those good intentions
But in the end I needed something more than intervention)
Was I mad?
Was I ... mad?
Foolish me
Foolish ... me
To succumb so easily
To suc...cumb
Easi...ly
So easily
So easily
Honestly... honestly... honestly...
(Alone in my bed
The things that you said
Go round in my head ... still
It seems to be true
That nothin' I do
Can influence you... still)
Fools like me get so easily taken
And fools like me can be so mistaken
Honestly... Honestly... Honestly
The promise that you gave
(Don't you know the promise that you
gave just turned it's back upon me
I stopped believing but you couldn't take the whole thing from me)
Has turned it's back
(I never thought I'd have to pay the price to set you free)
And all you represented
Was just my projection you see...
(You know I never thought I'd ever
live a day without you
And that's the reason why
it makes me sad to think about you
and you know I never thought
I'd make it if you wasn't there
And now I'm tryin' to eject myself
from this despair)
People come
People go...
Never say I "told you so"
Honestly
Everything I know you said
Goin' round inside my head
Never thought I'd see the day
Always got a price to pay
Nothin' that I ever do
Ever seems to get to you
Beautiful moonlight
Shadowing sunlight
Can't shake the belief
That there's something bright
So deep inside of me
Can you make me a believer?
Make the madness saner?
Can you take this pain
Wash away this stain
As it's pouring down on me?
And if I slip into tomorrow
Will you bring me back?
And if I call on you
Will you answer me
Honestly?
Honestly
I'm holding on but not for long
And I need you more than ever
Honestly
Honestly
The darkness calls but when you're with me
I could live forever
Drowning in this desert
Alone and I'm surrounded
By the spirits who sink
Their teeth in me
And swallow my heart and my soul
Are you disappointed
When I walk right through you?
Or is it true?
All the things I knew
Deep inside of you
And if I slip into tomorrow
Will you bring me back?
And if I call on you
Will you answer me
Honestly?
Honestly
I'm holding on but not for long
And I need you more than ever
Honestly
Honestly
The darkness calls but when you're with me
I could live forever
A brand new way
And the angels came
It's not too late
It's never too late
Honestly
Honestly
I'm holding on but not for long
And I need you, need you, yeah
Honestly
Honestly
The darkness calls but when you're with me
I could live forever
Honestly
Honestly
I'm holding on but not for long
And I need you more than ever
Honestly
Honestly
The darkness calls but when you're with me
I could live again
Honestly
Honestly
Honestly
I've been honest with you girl and i've been honest with myself but i am hiding from the world and i am trying not to yell.
what the hell is going on?
why is everybody always dying?
some of them are much to young and some have children in their arms still crying.
honestly what do you want me to do?
i've tried to find and answer.
honestly do we even have a clue what we need to make it better?
we are burying the earth underneath a billion tons of pavement.
so what do you think it is worth?
so you really wanna try to save it?
honestly what do you want me to do?
i've tried to find and answer.
honestly do we even have a clue what we need to make it better?
do you really trust the government?
do you listen to their bullshit??
i swear this world is going down and the only lifeboats are spaceships.
so honestly what do you want me to do?
i've tried to find and answer.
honestly - i don't get it
Thought i am young, thought i am free
honestly – so how come that i am never carefree
can i just for once put all my hopes and fears
on you
borrow me your lightness and lend me your clear view
is this something you would do?
actually – i don't fall for something easily
offer me – the big secret
can you teach me how to feel
i am never satisfied
no matter where i go
longing to belong somewhere
but so it's so hard to show
what am i supposed to do?
honestly – i wanna find you, wanna be with you feel you
but certainly – i'm afraid though this will never work
for me
is this heavy path i'm on right?
will there be relief?
tell me (to) remain true to myself is the best way to
so see things clear – that is all i wanna hear
Bridge:
why seem everyone
out there so different from me
am i only blind-eyed?
i can't stand the company but being always on your own
...it just doesnt feel right
honestly – since you've been asking
i am craving constantly
appearently - i need more than more, more than than
someone to be lucky
maybe im a loner but i know im not left alone
i could take a chance on hope
different eyes provide a different view
Before you sleep at night, do you ever think of me?
I often wonder what our years of distance mean
Honestly
Have you looked around to see an opening?
Can you find a way to get here back to me?
Honestly
No, I need a hand to keep this man away from you
I wonder what our years of distance mean to you
When it's late at night do you dance hypnotically
Can you feel my hand swing you gently close to me
HonestlyI try so hard to keep so far away from you
Imagine it's the best I can do for you
Carousel can you slow down and take me on?
I need a change of company
Can you go past the stopping mark?
Go until it's dark
It was hard to leave but it's harder to be free
Cause I feel the best when she's not leaving me
Honestly
Verse 1:
I know you
You know me
We’ve been friends
For a while and I can see
That you are faking
I know that you hate it
You like the idea but not so much him
He’s good looking, so wealthy
But there’s other opportunities
And I can’t take it
He treats you like nothing
You say he ain’t worth it
Then you turn around
Chorus:
2 seconds later
Your running back to his arms
Do me a favor
Tell me it’s more than enough
Tell me the truth
Is he making you happy?
Can you make it through?
Tell me honestly
Verse 2:
Is he that perfect?
Does he make you smile?
Can you show me what
Is making him worth the while
Is he everything?
And his personality
Don’t think I’m getting in between
I’m just protecting you
‘Cause you say he ain’t right then
[Chorus:]
Bridge:
I can’t take to see my best friend cry
You apparently love him and I wanna know why
He’s a player- he’s a double time dater
Honestly he ain’t right for you
Right for you
Verse 3:
Ummm, hold up you ain’t even met me. Won’t give me a chance to work it out. But you sweat me; let’s see can you tell me how this is fair huh? I’m real with my lady, I don’t wear mascara. Because I don’t make up lies, ‘cuz I’m down for my girl you’re just way up tight. False assumptions, to me that hurts. Don’t judge a book by its covers, girl read that first. She deserves more than me. I know that, but unfortunately I meet her standards. So each and every single time you question her happiness, I’m still her answer. Bravo I applaud that you’re looking out. But try looking in and you’ll see what I’m about. I admit there’s a bit to polish me. But trust me Imma nail it, honestly.
Honestly I didn't mean to cry so hard
The heartache was pouring in like rain
I didn't mean to show I care
Honestly I didn't mean to laugh so loud
But it just sounds so absurd to
Say that you want me
Say that you need me
after everything you've done
Really truly I didn't mean to hurt you
I just thought that maybe now
We'd have better luck the second time around
Its always better the second time I hear
Find me in the evening when your ready to dance
And I will take you to places
where you never thought you'd have the chance to love
Love, Love is all we have
I will run myself in circles here without you
Please believe that I tried my best to forget you
but the memories keep flooding back like tears
I didn't mean to fall in love
But sitting here waiting for this is torture
I'm so glad you're far away
Is that a terrible thing to say?
Well, I wonder if you're ok
Find me in the evening when your ready to dance
And I will take you to places
where you never thought you'd have the chance to love
Love, Love is all we have
I will run myself in circles here without you
Oh, I would run myself in circles here without you
Oh, I've tried and tried
And I can't hide from your love
Darlin' its too late to show me your intentions
You know we've got to find a way
To get past all the implications, every situation
Every complication that we've come from
Love is all we have
I will run myself in circles here without you
Darlin' love, love
Love is all we have
Could you love somebody like that?
Could you attract someone like that?
Could you go where people can see someone like me?
Could you do that?
Would you face me?
Make me listen to the truth even if it breaks me?
You can judge me, love me
If you're hating me, do it honestly
All I see are stepford-like lives
Needles and knives, beautiful lies
Bringing out the green in your eyes
Perfect disguise for envy and pride
Face me
Make me listen to the truth even if it breaks me
Judge me, love me
If you're hating me, do it honestly
Face me
Make me listen to the truth even if it breaks me
You can judge me, love me
If you're hating me…
Would you face me?
Make me listen to the truth even if it breaks me
Judge me, love me
If you're hating me, do it honestly
I'm not everything you wanted,
I'm not any good at writing these words,
That i loved you at one time,
And that i have to let us go,
Not for you, not for me,
I think its better off this way,
I know i'm breaking your heart,
And i know i'm breaking mine as well,
To the place we never ever went
Where we could be the boys and girls
That call and react to where we stand
So try with all your heart and try to be
The person you were meant to be
Where is the love we need have?
In time we haven't changed,
But our hearts cant feel the same,
And i know this was the best thing that i had to let
away,
And this time i'll sit and wait for our lives to slip
away,
And i know i'm running back to the time we spent right
there,
I'm becoming more each day as i learn from my mistakes,
Cuz it hurts that you're not here but i'm healing more
each day,
And i cant forget the nights that we spent til morning
came,
And it wont happen again so here it goes one last time,
One day when we are older you're gonna see me and i'll
say hi,
But thats all its gonna be, thats all its gonna be,
Cuz this was your chance to make us last,
And you broke my heart baby thats no joke,
We're here and better off,
We're here and better off,
This is not love, this is not hate,
This is something we're just going through each and
every day,
I'm not everything you wanted,
I'm not any good at writing these words,
And now that you're gone,
I see the end,
I stand before you accused of many crimes
But I want to believe that love can still survive
You don't have to say it, I don't have to read your mind
To know that emptiness has finally arrived
How was I to know right from wrong?
Words were hardly spoken, so where did I go wrong?
Tell me honestly, if you're still loving me
Looking into my eyes honestly
Words have more meaning, if they're said at certain times
I need you now so I can feel alive
How would you know if you won't give me some time
To see if everything could work you'll be mine?
I'll be lost forever or someday I may find
The words that I've been searching for or just some peace of mind
Tell me honestly, if you're still loving me
Looking into my eyes honestly
Words have more meaning, if they're said at certain times
I need you now so I can feel alive
How would you know if you won't give me some time
To see if everything could work you'll be mine?
I'll be lost forever or someday I may find
The words that I've been searching for or just some peace of mind
All the nights I sit and wonder there must be more life
I'm sure that days and years go by while
The roads been blocked off for a week now
can't get through to feel your love
i paced the floor so much it's worn down
what i'd do just for your touch...
Honestly
Honestly i'm goin crazy
Honestly
Honestly i'm goin nuts
Sitting here wonderin how your doin
wonderin if you feel the same way
when it's clear i'll come a runnin
got all this planned in my brain..
Honestly
Honestly i'm goin crazy ya crazy..
Honestly i'm goin nuts..losin my mind
Honestly i'm goin crazy
Honestly i need your touch
And the time is goin so slow
girl i need you don't you know
don't ya know...
Oh honestly
Honestly i'm goin crazy..crazy
Honestly i'm goin nuts..losin my mind
Honestly i'm goin crazy..baby
Honestly i need your love...
Oh honestly...
Oh honestly
The beauty that you gave
Has turned upon itself
And all the things you said
Evaporated
Evaporated ...
Was I blind
Deaf and dumb
To the words slipped from yur tongue?
Honestly ... honestly ... honestly
Alone in my bed
The things that you said
Go round in my head ... still
It seems to be true
That nothin' I do
Can influence you ...
I tried and tried again
(Don't you know I tried and tried again
to make you listen to me
But everything I said it always seemed to go right through you)
To make you notice me
(I turned myself into a person that I didn't like
But please believe me when I say I know it wasn't right)
But talking to myself
(I never thought that things would
get to be so complicated
I never thought that you and me would end up o frustrated)
Won't catch you attention I see ...
(You'd think that something had to come from all those good intentions
But in the end I needed something more than intervention)
Was I mad?
Was I ... mad?
Foolish me
Foolish ... me
To succumb so easily
To suc...cumb
Easi...ly
So easily
So easily
Honestly... honestly... honestly...
(Alone in my bed
The things that you said
Go round in my head ... still
It seems to be true
That nothin' I do
Can influence you... still)
Fools like me get so easily taken
And fools like me can be so mistaken
Honestly... Honestly... Honestly
The promise that you gave
(Don't you know the promise that you
gave just turned it's back upon me
I stopped believing but you couldn't take the whole thing from me)
Has turned it's back
(I never thought I'd have to pay the price to set you free)
And all you represented
Was just my projection you see...
(You know I never thought I'd ever
live a day without you
And that's the reason why
it makes me sad to think about you
and you know I never thought
I'd make it if you wasn't there
And now I'm tryin' to eject myself
from this despair)
People come
People go...
Never say I "told you so"
Honestly
Everything I know you said
Goin' round inside my head
Never thought I'd see the day
Always got a price to pay
Nothin' that I ever do
It's 3am and I'm not tired
I lie awake, I'm so inspired
You gave me just what I need, needed
I'm not quite sure what we're doing
Don't know what it is but I'm pursuing it
I've been waiting... oh, so long for...
Something, someone like you to come along
Now I know why everything that I tried fell to the floor
Because you were in store
There was always a reason
And the reason is you.
Oh, it's you.
From what you're telling me I'm thinking...
You feel like something is missing
I could be that piece you think that you need
Not sure you see what I see...
But I'm seeing something special
There's something blooming in the distance, wonder if we'll get there?
I've been waiting... oh, so long for...
Something, someone like you to come along
Now I know why everything that I tried fell to the floor
Because you were in store
There was always a reason
And the reason is you.
Oh, it's you.
Now I know why...
Stars aren't as bright in the sky...
Because the light that I saw in your eyes...
Gave me something
Now I feel so renewed
I feel it each time that I am with you
Now I know why...
Now I know why everything that I tried fell to the floor
Because you were in store
There was always a reason
And the reason is you.
Now I know why...
Now I know why everything that I tried fell to the floor
Because you were in store
There was always a reason
And the reason is you.
Oh it's you...
And the conversation was right
Underneath the shade of moonlight
You were standing there
With sun-touched hair
And your dress the color white
Like an aeroplane
I took flight
Fell in love with you that first night
Cause you danced with me
And I could see that there was more to life
I'm falling
I'm falling
In love with you
I'm falling
I'm falling
In love with you-ooh
Just before the strike of midnight
You said "This could be the good life"
And you say "Goodbye, hope that I get to see you soon"
Then I walked for several miles
Couldn't rid me of my smile
Cause you found me and I found you
In this lovely month of June
I'm falling
I'm falling
In love with you
I'm falling
I'm falling
In love with you
Honestly if I tell you baby
Never has a man made me so crazy
I swear it caught me by surprise (Da way I see you in these eyes)
There ain't another that can face
The challenger before a place
I've let it go, I've plead my case (I've let it go, I've plead my case)
And I'm scared, 'cause I'm there
To love you and be there
Through whatever, I'm just hoping
Me and you can stay together
If you want me to stay, I'll never leave you
Won't play for real, it's just me and you
Can't count the ways that I feel you
And can't sleep the days if I don't see you
You're my one, my only, and I neva wanna leave you lonely
Your - strength makes me believe that you can
(Give a definition of a real man)
In my future thoughts, you are in my plans
Wish our destiny could be in my hands
Who knows if you do feel the same
I believe
I believe
I believe
I believe the love you talk about with me
is it true, do I care
honestly, you can try to wipe the memories aside
but it's you that you erase
'cause there's no place that I could be without you
it's too far to discard the life I once knew
honestly, all the weather storms are bringing
are just a picture of my dreams
'cause when I think of you as mine
and allow myself with time
to lead into the life we want
I feel loved, honestly
I feel loved, this honestly
I believe you mean the best that life can bring
I believe in it all
honestly, you can try
your heart is just as long as mine
is it ours to let go
'cause there's not place that I could be without you
it's too dark to discard the life I once knew
honestly, a single wrong is not enough
to cover up the pain in us
'cause when I think of you as mine
and allow myself with time
to lead into the life we want
I feel loved, honestly
I'll make a joke so you must laugh
I'll break your heart so you must ask
is this the way to get us back
I don't know, honestly
I don't know, this honestly
there's no place that I could be without you
honestly
there's no place that I could be without you
there's no place that I could gleam without you
there's no place that I could dream without you
there's no place that I could be without you
Before you sleep at night, do you ever think of me?
I often wonder what our years of distance mean
Honestly
Have you looked around to see an opening?
Can you find a way to get here back to me?
Honestly
No, I need a hand to keep this man away from you
I wonder what our years of distance mean to you
When it's late at night do you dance hypnotically
Can you feel my hand swing you gently close to me
Honestly
I try so hard to keep so far away from you
Imagine it's the best I can do for you
Carousel can you slow down and take me on?
I need a change of company
Can you go past the stopping mark?
Go until it's dark
It was hard to leave but it's harder to be free
Cause I feel the best when she's not leaving me
Man this is probably the hardest thing I ever had to do!
And I just wanna be honest with you,
You always said we could talk it out!
So, here it is!
First off, let me see some things,
Gotta clear it out, get out of my chest.
I had a lot of...
But baby girl you're the best!
When we hooked up, you said we'd keep it easy,
But lately is uneasy for me!
We were friends with benefits,
So one day I looked at your facebook status
Saying that your relationship is complicated.
Now what I'm about to say is...
Cause I love you so much!
But I just gotta tell you how I feel girl, honestly!
[Chorus:]
Maybe it's time that we just move one, move on!
Maybe it's best that we just let it go, let go,
Instead of holding on to something that we both know
... for us, and honestly I am ready to walk away,
But I'll end up hurting more if I stay!
I don't wanna leave!
You don't want me to leave,
But you know that we don't want the same thing.
Honestly, honestly, honestly,
Do we, do we, do we?
Second guess.at myself,
Trying to figure out if I play this right.
Got your boy messed up,
She's living here, not without a fight!
Baby... like crazy,.. just looking shady,
I'm just trying to be strong for the both of us, yeah!
You don't understand, but I hope in time you will!
I try to do, do, I've been here! Yea!
And I know what you really need is a man,
The thing is right now, I could only be your friend!
I'm telling you honestly:
[Chorus: x2]
Maybe it's time that we just move one, move on!
Maybe it's best that we just let it go, let go,
Instead of holding on to something that we both know
... for us, and honestly I am ready to walk away,
But I'll end up hurting more if I stay!
I don't wanna leave!
You don't want me to leave,
But you know that we don't want the same thing.
Honestly, honestly, honestly,
Do we, do we, do we?
Tell me honestly, do we want the same thing?
Do we, do we, do we?
Please don't mind what I'm trying
To say cause I'm, I'm being honest
When I tell you that you
You're part of the reason
I'm so set on the rest of my life
Being a part of you
You tell me what you think about being open
About being honest with yourself
'Cause things will never be the same
So I guess I'll see you, I'll see you around
I'm spinning, while falling down
Now you know why I'm begging you to stay
Don't waste time getting to the point
?Cause I'm, I'm patiently waiting
For your next phone call
Your next excuse for losing sleep again
You tell me what you think about being open
About being honest with yourself
'Cause things will never be the same
So I guess I'll see you, I'll see you around
I'm spinning, while falling down
Now you know why I'm begging you to stay
'Cause I can't stop it now
It's so amazing how
I know I can't, I could never walk away
How can we resolve this now?
We let it go, and wonder how
This can ever be the same
(Can never be the)
Can never be the same
So I guess I'll see you, I'll see you around
I'm spinning, while falling down
Now you know why I'm begging you, I'm begging!
'Cause I can't stop it now
It's so amazing how
I know I can't, I could never walk away
Please don't mind what I'm trying
To say ?cause I'm, I'm being honest