[Intro]
I can't say "I love you" 'cause that would allow her
To control my heart like the wind to a flower
Blown by the breeze, tossed around as it scours
For someone who won't turn its love into power

[Verse 1]
She knows the game more than I've ever seen
Plays her cards with such ease, no one's seen up her sleeve
It's hard to trust someone who's so good a liar
The more you grow closer, the more that you wonder
All her compliments, were they more than chatter?
Or havе I always just been rungs on a ladder?

[Chorus]
I can't say "I love you" 'cause that would allow hеr
To control my heart like the wind to a flower
Blown by the breeze, tossed around as it scours
For someone who won't turn its love into power
I don't mean to sound narcissistic and sour
But my hesitation's only growin' louder
So call me a pessimist, call me a coward
But I still don't trust when she says "I don't love you for power"

[Verse 2]
Oh, I try not to care so I don't lose my cool
When I do, my brain goes all numb like a fool
Like a thief in the night, she works behind the scenes
Steals your heart when it's dark so no one ever sees
And I couldn't see her intentions if they were the sun
Love is blind, but her silence speaks loudly enough
[Chorus]
I can't say "I love you" 'cause that would allow her
To control my heart like the wind to a flower
Blown by the breeze, tossed around as it scours
For someone who won't turn its love into power
I don't mean to sound narcissistic and sour
But my hesitation's only growin' louder
So call me a pessimist, call me a coward
But I still don't trust when she says "I don't love you for power"
(Power, power, power)

[Outro]
So call me a pessimist, call me a coward
But I still don't trust when she says "I don't love you for power"