Last Good Lie

Say it clean. Make it count.

You look like you already know, Like the truth won’t help us now. Your mouth finds the easy words, The ones that won’t burn the house.

I don’t stop you when you say it, I don’t ask you why. Some lies are mercy dressed up, Some are how we survive.

You don’t lie this careful Unless you’re trying to be kind

Tell me the last good lie, The one I can sleep inside. Say we’re fine, say we tried, Say it won’t hurt tomorrow night. If this ends when you say goodbye, Let it end with something kind. Tell me the last good lie — Then let me go.

Your hands still rest on my chest, Like you don’t want to rush. They warned us truth would be clean — They didn’t warn us about the cost.

You don’t cry, you don’t fold, You just choose the softer sound. Some endings need a lie Just to lay them down.

You don’t fake it this gentle Unless it’s already over

Tell me the last good lie, Say we’ll laugh about this sometime. Say it didn’t change our lives, Say it fades when the lights go out. If I’m walking out alone tonight, Let me walk out believing I’m fine. Tell me the last good lie — Just this once.

Don’t fix it. Just finish it.

Tell me the last good lie, Say my name like it’s still mine. Say we lost track of time, Say this pain will pass us by. If the truth can wait outside, Let the lie stay one more night. Tell me the last good lie — And don’t look back.

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