Say It While You Can

I held the words behind my teeth, afraid of what they'd change

So many nights I almost spoke, but silence felt less strange

You waited in the doorway with a hope I couldn't read

And I thought we'd have a lifetime to say the things we need

But lifetimes fall to pieces

When the truth is never said

Say it while you can

Love was never meant to be a secret

Don't let quiet turn to distance

Don't let distance turn to loss

Say it while you can

Before the moment fades to shadows

Before the chance you keep on saving

Slips into a line you crossed

I see your face in memories, still waiting for my voice

But I hid behind my caution, thinking silence was a choice

Now every unspoken word weighs heavier than the years

And I'd give anything to tell you what I should have made you hear

I thought that choosing silence

Would somehow keep you close

Say it while you can

Love was never meant to be a secret

Don't let quiet turn to distance

Don't let distance turn to loss

Say it while you can

Before the moment fades to shadows

Before the chance you keep on saving

Slips into a line you crossed

If I could break the stillness

I'd pour it out at once

But echoes can't be answered

When the moment's already gone

Say it while you can

Hold their face and speak your heartbeat

Tell the truth before it trembles

Into something left unsaid

Say it while you can

Before the night pulls down the curtain

Before regret becomes your story

And nothing's left to say again