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Sở hữu giai điệu Pop R&B hoài niệm của những năm 2000 nhưng không kém phần quyến rũ, "Halfway Honest" của Tiffany Young là tiếng lòng giằng xé trong một mối quan hệ mập mờ. Nhân vật chính chọn cách giả vờ ổn, giấu đi tình cảm thật và chấp nhận sự lấp lửng nhằm duy trì sự gần gũi.
Tuy nhiên, cô dần nhận ra việc chỉ "chân thành một nửa" khiến bản thân chịu nhiều tổn thương và kiệt sức. Qua đó, bài hát thể hiện mong muốn dũng cảm đối diện với cảm xúc, khao khát sự rành mạch từ đối phương thay vì tiếp tục dối lòng. Ca khúc chính thức ra mắt vào ngày 20/08/2026 và là track thứ 3 thuộc album phòng thu đầu tay "Edge of Calm" với thời lượng 3 phút 16 giây.
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Hm
You pull up late, same old hoodie
Leave your shoes by the door like you live here
You ask, "You good?", eyes on your phone
Say you're tired, but you stay 'til dawn
You say you're scared of calling it love
I say I'm scared of calling your bluff
We keep dancing over the line
Every time, every time (All)
I can't keep being halfway honest
Telling you "It's cool" when it's not, when it's not
Laughing like I'm fine in the silence
While my heart's tied up in a knot
If this is just comfort, say it
If this is something, don't play it off
I can't keep being halfway honest
When, when I'm already caught
Mm-mm, mm-mm
You kiss my forehead (Ah), then change the subject (Ah)
Talk about work (Ah) and your old regrets (Ah)
I pour you coffee, watch your hands shake
You say you're trying, but you, you never stay
You say you're scared of ruining the vibe
I say I'm tired of swallowing pride
We keep sleeping over the truth
Me and you, me and you
I can't keep being halfway honest
Telling you "It's chill" when it burns, when it burns
Smiling like I'm not overthinking
Every time you say you'll return
If this is just a habit, say it
If this is real, then let it be heard
I can't keep being halfway honest
When my whole heart hurts (Ooh)
Maybe I'm too much (Ooh), maybe you're too used
To people who leave their feelings bruised (Ooh)
But I'm right here, clear as the morning
Take me or don't, just don't keep me hoping (Oh)
I can't keep being halfway honest
Telling you "It's cool" when it's not, when it's not
Hiding what I feel in the shadows
While you're all I think about
If this is just comfort, say it
If this is something, don't play it off
I can't keep being halfway honest
When, when I'm already caught (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Mm
Already caught
(Ah, mm-hm, mm-hm)
Already caught
