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I Can Barely Say Lyrics

I said, "I told you everything"
But I left something out
Underneath the stairwell
And I'm under lock and key
Which you can probably tell
Brought a cake in a prison cell

I wanna return
But all you would do is turn to leave
If I can find my way home
Will you take hold of me?

Cause I've been gone so long
I can barely say
All I know is now I want to stay
Has it been too long
Since I went away?
Cause I'm trying to find the words but I can barely say

I used to be the sun
Waiting silently
But they barely noticed me
And I've been talking in my sleep
If anybody sees
They'll turn, they'll run from me

I wanna return
But all you would do is turn to leave
If I can find my way home
Will you take hold of me?

Cause I've been gone so long
I can barely say
All I know is now I want to stay
Has it been too long
Since I went away?
Cause I'm trying to find the words but I can barely say

I wanted to run
I wanted to love and be loved in return
But will I ever get back?
Do I know too much to return?

Cause I've been gone so long
I can barely say
All I know is now I want to stay
Has it been too long
Since I went away?
Cause I'm trying to find the words but I can barely say
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Cover art for I Can Barely Say lyrics by Fray, The

Best song of the new record in my humble opinion.

Cover art for I Can Barely Say lyrics by Fray, The

According to lead singer, Isaac Slade, the meaning is: "Life's too short to try to make everybody happy. I sort of put all of my relationships into that song - my marriage, my family, my friends. A lot has changed over the past seven years-eight years - ten years of being in this band. I tried so hard to make everybody happy and like me, and I failed so miserably and finally just gave up. But in the process of that giving up, there's a lot of heartache. It was really cathartic writing that song."

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Cover art for I Can Barely Say lyrics by Fray, The

This song is so beautiful.

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