I said what I said

I said what I said lyrics

Verse 1

I kept it folded neat
In the back of my mouth
Like a note I’d save
For a safer time

I wore the easy face
I said the easy thing
But the real thing sat
Right on my tongue

Pre-Chorus

And every room knew it
Even when I didn’t
You could see it there
Just under the ribs

Chorus

I said what I said
(you know I said it)
I said what I said
(and I meant it)
I said what I said
No taking it back

Verse 2

Hands went up. Silence.
Then that little nod
Like, yes, we’ve all been
Living with the same storm

No grand speech
No pretty ribbon
Just a plain clean line
Cutting through the fog

Pre-Chorus

And everybody heard it
Like they’d heard it before
Like the whole damn hall
Had been waiting for one

Chorus

I said what I said
(you know I said it)
I said what I said
(and I meant it)
I said what I said
No taking it back

Bridge

Funny how the truth
Can feel like rest
Funny how the chest
Turns lighter at once

I’m not sorry for it
I’m not dressing it up
It’s only the truth
And that’s enough

Chorus

I said what I said
(you know I said it)
I said what I said
(and I meant it)
I said what I said
No taking it back

Outro

Let it stand
Let it ring
I said what I said

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