Half My Heart

[Verse 1]
I make room at my table
I save you the best seat
I know how to listen
I know how to keep the peace

I hand out my bright side
Like I got it to spare
But I go home empty
With my name in the air

[Pre-Chorus]
And I thought more love
Would make me feel full
But I’m still standing here
With a hand on a wall

I gave you my whole face
My Sunday best grin
Then I look in the mirror
And I don’t know where I’ve been

[Chorus]
Half my heart, half my heart
That’s all I leave with
Half my heart, half my heart
When I try to give it

I give you my light
I keep my dark part
Half my heart, half my heart
Still beats so hard

[Verse 2]
You call when you need me
And I show up quick
With the car door open
And the little fixes

I bring the warm food
I bring the late replies
I bring my open hands
But not my asking why

Everybody loves me
When I make it look easy
But the room gets bigger
And it still feels empty

[Pre-Chorus]
And I thought being needed
Was the same as being seen
Now I’m learning the difference
Between love and a scene

I smile for the people
I hold the door again
But my own little heartbreak
Keeps slipping through my skin

[Chorus]
Half my heart, half my heart
That’s all I leave with
Half my heart, half my heart
When I try to give it

I give you my light
I keep my dark part
Half my heart, half my heart
Still beats so hard

[Bridge]
Maybe I don’t have to pour
Till the cup runs dry
Maybe I can keep a little
For the ones who ask me why

Maybe real love starts
When I stop performing
When I say I need you too
And let that be important

[Final Chorus]
Half my heart, half my heart
I’m done pretending
Half my heart, half my heart
Is never enough for giving

I want real love
Not just being seen apart
Half my heart, half my heart
I’m taking back my heart