verse dark as night desolate no moonlight an empty sky the stars are gone you burst like a meteor fallin white short of time movin on prechorus and i may have lied but i promise i tried so when you ask why you ll know chorus i d rather be honest and tell the truth instead of just sayin what i think you want me to tired of silence yeah it s talkin for us i d rather be honest but that s not enough verse 2 dream in life it gets better every time but nightmares try to steer you wrong awake in life burnin the lies it finds our eyes and then you re gone prechorus and i may have lied but i promise i tried so when you ask why you ll know chorus i d rather be honest and tell the truth instead of just sayin what i think you want me to i m tired of silence yeah it s talkin for us i d rather be honest but that s not enough bridge and i tried to call twice but you didn t pick up this time guess i should ve taken your advice all i wanted was to hear your pretty voice on the line chorus i d rather be honest and tell the truth instead of just sayin what i think you want me to i m tired of silence it talks so loud for us i d rather be honest but that s not enough i d rather be honest but that s not enough i d rather be 