Mom said, “Baby girl, don’t cry in the open”
So I stitched up the seams, kept the floodgates closed in
Practiced my smile in a bathroom light
Taught myself silence could pass for alright

Tried to speak up, my voice came out shaky
They called it fake, like I was playin’ it vaguely
Didn’t mean to be weird, I just never was shown
How to say what I feel without standing alone

So I laughed at the wrong times,
Stayed cool in a landslide
Felt too late to be real, too early to shine

Now I love like a ghost in a photograph frame
Say what I mean, but it don’t sound the same
They said I’m too quiet, or too overdone
But I swear I’m not numb, I’m just late to become

Then you walked in, all sharp and composed
No highs, no lows, just the absence of no
And I ask myself when the silence starts:
Are we soulmates… or just halves of a heart?

You liked me calm, said, “You’re low-key, not drama”
Didn’t know that was code for emotional karma
We don’t talk deep, we don’t crash, we don’t spark
But you fit like the dark where I buried my heart

I watch your face, not a flicker, not a crack
I start to wonder if you’re ever coming back
From wherever your feelings are locked up tight
Or if maybe they’re just not there at all tonight

Still I try to align us
In your world of minus
But love shouldn’t echo like this silence does

Yeah, I love like a ghost in a photograph frame
Say what I mean, but it don’t sound the same
They said I’m too distant, or awkwardly soft
But I tried, and each time, it just pushed them off

Then you showed up, unreadable eyes
Do we match, or are we just good at disguise?
And I ask myself when the silence starts:
Are we soulmates… or just halves of a heart?

If I spill a secret, will you spill one too?
Or are you just a mirror of what I’ve been through?
Did someone teach you to feel like a crime?
Or are you just fine… all of the time?

Now I love like a ghost in a world full of sound
Trying so hard just to not let you down
But you never flinch, you never unfold
Is that strength, or are you just emotionally cold?

Still I stay here, afraid to restart
Are we healing… or just halves of a heart?

Half of a heart
Are we soul mates?
Or just halves of a heart
Half of a heart
Half of a heart
Half of a heart
Are we soulmates…
Or just halves of a heart?