If You Tell No One
Alex Wilson
Description
A hushed indie pop ballad about the tentative beginnings of love, where vulnerability is whispered in secret and intimacy blossoms in the quiet spaces between words. The song captures the fragile beauty of a budding romance, choosing intimacy over grand gestures, and embracing the comfort of shared secrets.
Lyrics
Verse 1 Your socks don't match and I don't care, You talk too soft like a secret's there. We sit on news I'm scared to say, Let silence choose the words today. Pre-Chorus If feelings are a room we rent, We're camping in the hallway then. I'll meet you on the floor between The maybe and the meant-to-be. Chorus I'll say it if you tell no one, Fold it small and hide it close. Let it live in jacket pockets, Breathing where the warm air goes. I'll say it if you tell no one— Promise me we'll keep it slow. I'm yours in lowercase for now, (If you tell no one.) Verse 2 The kettle sings like it knows us both, A quiet band at the kitchen show. You brush my sleeve like turning pages, We skip to what the end might say. Pre-Chorus If feelings are a room we rent, We're camping in the hallway then. I'll meet you on the floor between The maybe and the meant-to-be. Chorus I'll say it if you tell no one, Fold it small and hide it close. Let it live in jacket pockets, Breathing where the warm air goes. I'll say it if you tell no one— Promise me we'll keep it slow. I'm yours in lowercase for now, (If you tell no one.) Bridge One day we'll buy a louder truth, Hang it on a bus stop roof. But for tonight your shoulder's fine— Let love be small and still be mine. Chorus I'll say it if you tell no one, Fold it small and hide it close. Let it live in jacket pockets, Breathing where the warm air goes. I'll say it if you tell no one— Promise me we'll keep it slow. I'm yours in lowercase for now, (If you tell no one.) Outro (Down Chorus → Tag) I'll say it… if you tell no one. You nod, and that's enough. Just enough.