Why Can't U Say It?

When you hold back what you conceal
Do you know how it makes me feel?
Like I'm lost on an island, no rescue ships passing
Like I don't deserve to hear these words from you
Your reticence for me, oh father
Is a tyranny

You don't have to say it
(Words can be wasted)
You don't have to say it
(Actions speak louder)
You don't have to say it
I never told you, but I've known it all along

When you look back will time reveal
Any regret about the way we deal with each other
You're so worried about where this leads
I've no choice but to freeze
And make these excuses, emotional truces
Your hesitance with me, my lover
Is a travesty

You don't have to say it
(It's hard for me, too)
You don't have to say it
(To be the first to)
I want to break through
We've both known it all along

Why can't you say it?
(Does it scare you?)
Why can't you just say it?
(Would you ever dare to?)
Oh, why can't you say it?
I want to tell you
For what it's simply worth, my dear one
I love you