[Verse 1]
If I’m honest
I don’t know where to start
I can’t feel all your pain
Even though it hurts my heart
I can’t walk in your shoes
But I can walk with you
And try to understand
CHORUS
(That) if we’re gonna be honest
If we’re really gonna see this through
It’s probably gonna hurt us
But I’m gonna stand by you
So here I am
All of me
Ready to see what you see
We may never be perfect
But I wanna be honest
V2
I am guilty
I’ve looked the other way
I’ve given into the lie
That we should fear all this hate
But when I close my eyes
It only hides the light
That we were meant to shine
CHORUS
(So) if we’re gonna be honest
If we’re really gonna see this through
It’s probably gonna hurt us
But I’m gonna stand by you
So here I am
All of me
Ready to see what you see
We may never be perfect
But I wanna be honest
BRIDGE
And if I’m honest
I know it won’t be easy
And if I’m honest we can’t do this on our own
So when this darkness rises up
It will have to go through us
Cause I dont want to leave you by yourself again...
CHORUS 2
I’m just trying to be honest
I really want to see this through
But I need you to help me
To know what I can do
So here I am
All of me
Ready to see what you see
I may never be perfect
But I wanna be honest
We may never be perfect
But maybe we could be honest
Honest.
Song Meaning
Micah Tyler admits real limits before offering anything else in "Honest." — "I can't feel all your pain, even though it hurts my heart, I can't walk in your shoes, but I can walk with you." The song doesn't claim full understanding as the basis for solidarity; it offers presence instead, a smaller and more honest promise.
"I am guilty, I've looked the other way, I've given into the lie that we should fear all this hate" names avoidance as a personal failure rather than describing division only from the outside. "When I close my eyes, it only hides the light that we were meant to shine" ties that avoidance directly to a wasted purpose, not just a missed opportunity.
"If we're gonna be honest... it's probably gonna hurt us, but I'm gonna stand by you" keeps the commitment honest about its own cost rather than promising an easy reconciliation, closing with "when this darkness rises up, it will have to go through us" as a statement of shared resolve rather than individual good intentions.