Words Fail

"Will they hate it too?" Implying that he hates himself. crying.

I always forget how emotionally charged this song is and it always hurts to listen to it, it's just so beautiful.

This is definitely my favorite DEH song. The raw emotion Ben Platt puts into Evan, and in this song in particular, really is moving. Especially when he starts singing “Because I’ve learned to slam on the breaks before I even turn the key, before I make the mistake, before I lead with the worst of me,”. The contrast between this and Waving Through A Window is so jarring when you listen to them side by side, I love it.

Everything about this musical is so emotionally powerful and I love it. I love the passion Platt puts into every number, especially when he cries his make-up off

It’s like a punch to the ribs and a kiss on the cheek.

I never meant to make it such a mess I never thought that it would go this far So I just stand here sorry Searching for something to say Something to say Words fail, words fail There's nothing I can say I guess I thought I could be part of this I never had this kind of thing before I never had that perfect girl Who somehow could see the good part of me I never had the dad who stuck it out No corny jokes or baseball gloves No mom who just was there 'Cause mom was all that she had to be That's not a worthy explanation I know there is none Nothing can make sense of all these things I've done Words fail, words fail There's nothing I can say Except sometimes, you see everything you wanted And sometimes, you see everything you wish you had And it's right there, right there, right there In front of you And you want to believe it's true So you make it true And you think maybe everybody wants it And needs it, a little bit too This was just a sad invention It wasn't real, I know But we were happy I guess I couldn't let that go I guess I couldn't give that up I guess I wanted to believe 'Cause if I just believe Then I don't have to see what's really there No, I'd rather pretend I'm something better than these broken parts Pretend I'm something other than this mess that I am 'Cause then I don't have to look at it And no one gets to look at it No, no one can really see 'Cause I've learned to slam on the brake Before I even turn the key Before I make the mistake Before I lead with the worst of me I never let them see the worst of me 'Cause what if everyone saw? What if everyone knew? Would they like what they saw? Or would they hate it too? Will I just keep on running away from what's true? All I ever do is run So how do I step in Step into the sun? Step into the sun

there’s no comments bc everyone is too busy crying

i'm listening to this and looking at motivational body posititvy quotes and my emotions are so conflicting right now

It's funny how there is legit NO PART of this song that doesn't hit me like a semi truck. Ben Platt's talent is one, for sure, but the human pain, guilt, fear, and self-loathing is so easy to relate to and it just breaks me into a million pieces every time I listen to this song.

Ben makes me feel every emotion in his performances. This one breaks my heart. Yet here I am, at work, listening to this and quiet crying at my desk.

It’s MY breakdown and I get to choose the music.

Wait a second- Why doesn't Ben Platt have WAY more attention?????????? HES SO TALENTED THAT'S NOT FAIR-

Did you fall? Or did you let go?

Its scary how relatable evan is to my life.

Its kinda calm in the comment section, nice

I wish this song had been around when I was a confused, bullied teen. Even now, I relate on a cellular level.

I can heavily relate to this....it makes me so emotionally but it so beautiful...his voice is calming

This song hits me like a wrecking ball every time because I relate so much to feeling like I've let everyone down and I can't go forward, like no one will care but you want them to so damn bad. You have to hold everything back and not show them your worst self because in your mind, they WILL leave you. Putting on a hard mask and refusing to look in the mirror, refusing to be yourself and trying to chameleon yourself into being lovable enough for someone, anyone, to just stay.

The whole musical is so pure and genuine and relatable and I love how much emotion and thought ben puts in EVERYTHING he does

There's one genius artist I feel truly blessed ever being able to witness on stage (Michael Jackson), but lately I feel like watching DEH with every one of the original cast members might have made a bigger impact in my life then MJ's concert did. It's my greatest "accomplishment" in the past 4 years. (And the two tickets - for my daughter and myself - cost $1000, so it was just about 10x more expensive than MJ's concert as well!) 🤪