Don't Say His Name

Don't Say His Name lyrics

Verse 1

He sits in that frame, all calm
Like I don’t know his tricks
Same old grin, same old lie
Same cheap shine on his lips

You ask me who he is
I say, “Who?”
That’s the whole damn bit
I keep it cute, keep it zipped

He wanted my name in smoke
Now mine's the one they toast
I made that mess look small
Then I made that payout ghost

Pre-Chorus

Don’t ask me twice
I learned that code
I keep one mouth shut
And two eyes cold

He got his little moment
I got the throne
Funny how silence
Can ring like gold

Chorus

Don’t say it, say it
That name stays dead
Don’t say it, say it
I know what you meant

Don’t say it, say it
He lost that shine
Don’t say it, say it
I took back mine

Verse 2

Now they want the whole story
I give them a shrug and a stare
He was all talk, bad timing
And I was already there

He played brave for the picture
But that frame don’t talk back
I kept my heels on the line
While he folded under that

Funny thing about loyalty
It’s loud when it’s real
Mine don’t need a speech
Mine don’t need a deal

So I laugh in the courtroom glare
Like, damn, you thought I’d break?
I learned how to smile pretty
With a knife in my shake

Pre-Chorus

Don’t ask me twice
I learned that code
I keep one mouth shut
And two eyes cold

He got his little moment
I got the throne
Funny how silence
Can ring like gold

Chorus

Don’t say it, say it
That name stays dead
Don’t say it, say it
I know what you meant

Don’t say it, say it
He lost that shine
Don’t say it, say it
I took back mine

Bridge

You want the truth?
Here’s the joke
He needed a witness
I needed smoke

Now look at that face
All stiff, all tame
He’s in the photo
I’m out the frame

Don’t say it, say it
That name stays dead
Don’t say it, say it
I know what you meant

Don’t say it, say it
He lost that shine
Don’t say it, say it
I took back mine

Don’t say it, say it
Let ’em all guess
Don’t say it, say it
I mean both, yes

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for dot, an AI artist.