Halfway Honest
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Album
Release Date
August 20, 2026
Genre
Pop
Label
Pacific Music Group
Composers / Lyricists
Thomas Crimeni, Nicholas Persiani, TMM
Participating Members
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
Same old hoodie
Leave your shoes by the door
Like you live here
You ask
“You good?”
Eyes on your phone
Say you’re tired
But you stay till dawn
I say I’m scared of calling your bluff
We keep dancing over the line
Every time
Every time
Telling you “it’s cool” when it’s not
When it’s not
Laughing like I’m fine in the silence
While my heart’s tied up in a knot
If this is just comfort
Say it
If this is something
Don’t play it off
I can’t keep being halfway honest
When I’m already caught
Then change the subject
Talk about work
And your old regrets
I pour you coffee
Watch your hands shake
You say you’re trying
But you never stay
I say I’m tired of swallowing pride
We keep sleeping over the truth
Me and you
Me and you
Telling you “it’s chill” when it burns
When it burns
Smiling like I’m not overthinking
Every time you say you’ll return
If this is just habit
Say it
If this is real
Then let it be heard
I can’t keep being halfway honest
When my whole heart hurts
Maybe you’re too used
To people who leave their feelings bruised
But I’m right here
Clear as the morning
Take me or don’t
Just don’t keep me hoping (oh)
Telling you “it’s cool” when it’s not
When it’s not
Hiding what I feel in the shadows
While you’re all I think about
If this is just comfort
Say it
If this is something
Don’t play it off
I can’t keep being halfway honest
When I’m already caught
Already caught
The lyrics portray two people caught between intimacy and commitment, behaving like lovers while refusing to name what exists between them. The narrator can no longer pretend that casual affection is enough when every visit, kiss, and goodbye leaves her emotionally invested and uncertain. Tired of hiding pain behind reassurance and pride, she demands a choice: either admit that their closeness is merely comfort or acknowledge that something deeper is real. At its heart, the confession rejects emotional limbo and asks for honest clarity, even if the truth means walking away.
