Would You Rather

Would you rather say you're sorry

Even if you still feel right

Would you rather keep the secret

Just to make it through the night

Would you rather bite your tongue

So nobody walks away

Would you rather tell the truth

And lose somebody anyway

Would you rather chase the dream

If it breaks your heart in half

Would you rather play it safe

And hear that question in the back

Would you rather be accepted

For a version that's not real

Would you rather stand alone

But finally say what you feel

Would you rather bend till you disappear

Just to keep the peace instead

Would you rather break the whole damn thing

Or keep yourself instead

Would you rather lose what people know

Or lose the part they never see

Would you rather live the easy lie

Or fight to be free

Would you rather stay in silence

Cause the silence feels less hard

Would you rather say "I need some help"

And show somebody all your scars

Would you rather keep forgiving

Till there's nothing left of you

Would you rather shut the door for good

Even if it splits you in two

Would you rather miss the old life

Or become somebody new

Would you rather hold the wreckage

Or let it make its way through

Would you rather keep on carrying

What was never yours to hold

Would you rather set it down

And feel the freezing cold

Would you rather bend till you disappear

Just to keep the peace instead

Would you rather break the whole damn thing

Or keep yourself instead

Would you rather lose what people know

Or lose the part they never see

Would you rather live the easy lie

Or fight to be free

We used to play that game like laughing mattered

Like both choices were pretend