[Verse 1]
Yesterday I checked with mutual friends to see just how you are
They said you're doing pretty great, that'll leave an ugly scar
I've been feeling pretty foolish lately, silly little me
Begging for some information like a dog begs for a treat

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm aware of just how stupid I must be
Guess I mistook what we had, maybe it wasn't as it seemed
Why am I still hung up on something that never was?
They say, "Time heals everything", but where's the proof it ever does?

[Chorus]
'Causе I still want you to tell me you miss me
Tеll me you care
Tell me it meant something to you
Tell me you're permanently bruised
Say I'm not crazy
Admit there was something there
Tell me you're also black and blue
Tell me you're permanently bruised too

[Verse 2]
If I could play back conversations
Would you hear the things you said?
Could you understand why I got so confused by what you meant?
It's a tricky wound to treat
It only aches, it never bleeds
And, oh, I hate the way it hurts to still want you
[Chorus]
To tell me you miss me (Miss me)
Tell me you care (Ah-ah-ah)
Tell me it meant something to you
Tell me you're permanently bruised
Say I'm not crazy (Crazy)
Admit there was something there
Tell me you're also black and blue
Tell me you're permanently bruised too

[Bridge]
Permanent—
There's no way it doesn't hurt
It doesn't keep you up at night
Where you made me feel important, just to leave before, "Goodbye"
Go on erase me and then blame me for getting attached to you
When you did your best to make sure I was permanently bruised

[Outro]
I just want you to tell me you missed me
Tell me you cared
Tell me it meant something to you
I don't care if it's even true
Say I'm not crazy
Admit there was something there
Tell me you're also black and blue
Tell me you're permanently bruised too