Dear Diary

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Dear diary, tell me my truth Dear diary, tell me what to do I left the kettle singing on the stove And watched the afternoon turn blue I wrote your name beside the date Then crossed it out and wrote it straight The room is small, the page is wide There’s nowhere left for me to hide [Pre-Chorus] If I admit what I already know Will the floor give way below? [Chorus] Dear diary, tell me my truth Dear diary, tell me what to do I’m tired of dressing up the doubt And calling it a different view Dear diary, don’t let me lose The honest part I’m holding to If I can say it without a shield Maybe I’ll know what I really feel [Verse 2] The grocery list is on the fridge Your old blue mug is on the sill I keep inventing little tasks To prove I’m not standing still My mother asked if I was fine I said, “Of course,” and changed the line But every answer that I gave Was one more thing I couldn’t save [Pre-Chorus] If I stop rehearsing what to say Could I hear myself today? [Chorus] Dear diary, tell me my truth Dear diary, tell me what to do I’m tired of dressing up the doubt And calling it a different view Dear diary, don’t let me lose The honest part I’m holding to If I can say it without a shield Maybe I’ll know what I really feel [Bridge] I don’t need a perfect ending I need one sentence I believe The kind that leaves the window open The kind that lets my chest unfreeze [Final Chorus] Dear diary, tell me my truth Dear diary, I know what to do I’ll stop confusing being needed With being wanted there by you Dear diary, I won’t erase The trembling ink across this page If I can say it, I can heal This is what I really feel [Outro] Dear diary, keep this one true I’m finally listening to you