I Don't Care

I see people saying

I don't care

But if you don't

Why would you say so

It's written all over your tired face

Every broken truth you try to hide

You talk so loud but your heart beats low

If it didn't matter, you'd let it go

But you're holding on tighter than you know

You don't say "I don't care" unless you do

You don't bleed if it ain't cutting you through

You don't fight for something already gone

You don't sing a sad song if you're moving on

Every word is a prayer you're too scared to share

You don't say "I don't care" unless you do

I hear you laughing

Like you're fine

But that smile

Don't match your eyes

There's a hurt you're trying to hide

You don't say "I don't care" unless you do

You don't ache for a ghost you're already through

You don't beg the night for morning light

If you ain't still hoping it'll turn out right

Every tear tells the truth you won't declare

You don't say "I don't care" unless you do

Every quiet night you can't outrun

All the things you swore were done

If it was over, you'd feel free

But you're still hanging on to the memory

You don't say "I don't care" unless you do

You don't love hard without scars to prove

You don't breathe out goodbye with a shaking hand

If you don't still wish they'd understand

So go on and lie, say you're unaware

But you don't say "I don't care" unless you do