You Don't Do Soft

Prompt

[Verse 1] You wore your silence like a loaded gun I played with fire just to see you run We built a language out of almosts and dares Turn every room into a fucking love affair You talk your shit, I call your bluff We make a mess and call it close enough You were a bad idea with perfect timing [PRE-CHORUS] You get under my skin like a live wire We push too far, then pull each other close We're at our worst when we need each other most [Verse 2] Keep checking if I'm comfortable Then hide your tenderness like something criminal I catch you caring, you change the fucking subject We traded cheap shots like currency laughing like we're not each other's weakness You'd swear love's our ultimate goal We make a fucking joke dancing on edge That gets a little too close to home [Chorus] Breaking norms, you and I in perfect form The universe inside your cage One look from you, I set on fire You danced with me through endless change In loving you, I found my way [POST-CHORUS — HALF-SUNG, HALF-SCREAMED] YOU DON'T DO SOFT BUT I GET THROUGH I DON'T DO GOD BUT I BELIEVE IN YOU [VERSE 3 — RIFF RETURNS] Don't you fucking dare pretend You don't know how this story ends You know my tells, I know your lies We see right through each other's alibis You can play tough, I can play cold We can keep dancing around what we both know You act like nothing, I call your bluff We talk in jokes when it gets too much [BRIDGE — STRIPPED BACK] You hide your tenderness like something criminal I make a fucking joke when it gets too raw The closest thing to home I won't admit We are a loaded bet [FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND] Breaking norms, you and I in perfect form The universe inside your cage One wrong move and we burn down the world You danced with me through endless change In loving you, I found my way [OUTRO — QUIET, ALMOST SPOKEN] You don't do soft. But I get through. I don't do God. But I believe in you.