Three Empty Words - Shawn Mendes (lyrics) Рџћµ -

: The difficulty of being the first one to say it's over ("But darling, I’ll go first") to prevent further emotional "sinking".

Mendes has described the song as a personal reflection on a past relationship, capturing the moment when honesty becomes better than prolonging the pain of a "broken" connection that can't be fixed. Three Empty Words - Shawn Mendes (Lyrics) рџЋµ

: Picking each other up at the "same time" and "same place" but feeling a lack of genuine connection. : The difficulty of being the first one

It might be easier to stayBut it'll never be the same, no, oh noAnd if something doesn't changeThen we'll keep on sinking further It might be easier to stayBut it'll never

Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Ido Zmishlany / Geoffrey Elliott Warburton / Shawn Mendes / Scott Harris FriedmanThree Empty Words lyrics © Music Of Liberal Arts Publishing, Sony/atv Ballad, Rebel One Publishing, Zmishlany Music, Universal Music Works, Songs Of Universal Inc., Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Mendes Gmr Music, Hipgnosis Side B Key Themes

Those three empty words will only make it worseI'm tired, I can't take it anymoreThose three empty words will only make it worseWe're tired, we can't take it anymore

Though we're still talking everydayI'm running out of things to say to yaWhat's really gonna break my heartIs to have to tell your little brother