I can't say anything nice about you

(Verse 1)

The words are trapped, a bitter cage

Behind my teeth, a burning rage

I try to find a silver lining

A single thing worth softly shining

But the well is dry, the canvas bare

There's nothing good, I just can't share

(Chorus)

I can't say anything nice about you

It's a painful truth, twisted and blue

Every syllable feels like a lie

When I try to reach for something nigh

So I'll stay silent, bite my tongue deep

These unkind thoughts I'll have to keep

(Verse 2)

I search my memory, comb through the past

For a flicker of kindness that might last

A moment of grace, a gentle hand

But all I find is shifting sand

And empty promises, broken in two

Leaving me nothing nice to imbue

(Chorus)

I can't say anything nice about you

It's a painful truth, twisted and blue

Every syllable feels like a lie

When I try to reach for something nigh

So I'll stay silent, bite my tongue deep

These unkind thoughts I'll have to keep

(Bridge)

Maybe someday, the anger will fade

And a gentler picture can be made

But right now, the darkness holds sway

And the light of goodness is far away

(Chorus)

I can't say anything nice about you

It's a painful truth, twisted and blue

Every syllable feels like a lie

When I try to reach for something nigh

So I'll stay silent, bite my tongue deep

These unkind thoughts I'll have to keep

(Outro)

Silent I'll stay, until the storm subsides

Until the darkness no longer hides

Because right now, I just can't pretend

There's a nice word left, my dear, for you to lend.

No, I can't say anything nice, anything at all.