Tell her a story.
Tell her the honest truth.
You treat her better.
Make sure to see it through.
Don’t be just everything she wants,
Be everything she needs.
When she says she loves you,
Tell her you love her, too.
Give her a reason,
Reason to love all you do.
She’ll tell you secrets,
You’ll tell her secrets too.
She’ll tell you all her hopes and dreams,
You’ll tell them too.
When she says she loves you,
Tell her you love her, too.
But don’t you run away run away
When you get tired,
‘Cause this will slip away slip away
And start a fire
That can never be put out.
Oh hurry, time is running out.
But don’t you run away run away
Before you tell her you love her.
When she says she needs you,
Tell her you need her too.
You tell her clearly.
Speak what your heart wants you to.
Tell her she's lovely.
Always tell her the truth.
When she says she loves you,
Tell her you love her, too.
But don't you run away run away
When you get tired
'Cause this will slip away slip away
And start a fire
That can never be put out.
Oh hurry time is running out.
But don't you run away run away
Before you tell her you love her.
Tell her the honest truth.
You treat her better.
Make sure to see it through.
Don’t be just everything she wants,
Be everything she needs.
When she says she loves you,
Tell her you love her, too.
Give her a reason,
Reason to love all you do.
She’ll tell you secrets,
You’ll tell her secrets too.
She’ll tell you all her hopes and dreams,
You’ll tell them too.
When she says she loves you,
Tell her you love her, too.
But don’t you run away run away
When you get tired,
‘Cause this will slip away slip away
And start a fire
That can never be put out.
Oh hurry, time is running out.
But don’t you run away run away
Before you tell her you love her.
When she says she needs you,
Tell her you need her too.
You tell her clearly.
Speak what your heart wants you to.
Tell her she's lovely.
Always tell her the truth.
When she says she loves you,
Tell her you love her, too.
But don't you run away run away
When you get tired
'Cause this will slip away slip away
And start a fire
That can never be put out.
Oh hurry time is running out.
But don't you run away run away
Before you tell her you love her.
(Tell Her You Love Her, Echosmith)
What’s your first thought about this song? …that could actually be a number of things. But my first statement I would make about this song is that it’s a love song sung by a girl to some guy about how he should treat some girl. Maybe that girl is the singer, maybe not. If you look at it like that, then this song’s okay, but not unlike others of its kind that have come and gone throughout the years.
I want you to read these lyrics again.
But now, I want you to look at them in this way: What if these were words from a girl, whose father had walked out on her family when she was young, directed to a father (or maybe fathers in general) about how she thinks he should treat his daughter?
Disclaimer: some of the lyrics might be a stretch.
And personally, I don’t agree that the fire in a daughter’s heart caused by the actions of her AWOL father could never be distinguished, though some might disagree with me.
But when you look at this song in that way, it gets so much cooler. :)
Also, if you’re going to look this song up, don’t Spotify it, YouTube it.
And don’t just pull up any version on the YouTubes, pull up the ACOUSTIC VERSION.
Acoustic only.
Listen to the other version if you want, because, you know, I’m all for you forming your own opinions and everything, but in mine, the acoustic is like, light years better.
The reason why you can’t Spotify it is that for some reason, Spotify (AND iTunes) decided to delete Echosmith’s acoustic album they used to have, which is where I first discovered this song. They only had the normal version, which is okay……. but again: acoustic = best version.
Good stuff. :)
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