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Shawn Mendes
Illuminate
Three Empty Words

TRACK

Three Empty Words

Release date: 22nd September 2016

From IlluminateTrack 43:19

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Lyrics

Three Empty Words

Mhm
I'll pick you up at the same time
At the same place, the same old drive
We'll just talk about our day
To try to fill the awkward space tonight
We'll play the songs we used to love
While we try to fall in love again, oh
And we don't who's wrong or right
But we don't even care enough to fight
We're going through the motions
'Cause we can't fix what's broken
And I know it's gonna hurt
But darling I'll go first
'Cause I won't keep on saying those three empty words
No, I won't keep on saying those three empty words
Oh
Though we're still talking everyday
I'm running out of things to say to ya, mhm
What's really gonna break my heart
It's to have to tell your little brother
It might be easier to stay
But it'll never be the same, no oh no
And if something doesn't change
Then we'll keep on sinking further
Oh oh, we're going through the motions, yeah
'Cause we can't fix what's broken, mhm
And I know it's gonna hurt
But darling I'll go first
'Cause I won't keep on saying those three empty words
Those three empty words
We'll only make it worse
I'm tired, I can't take it anymore
Those three empty words
Will only make it worse
We tired, we can't take it anymore
We're going through motions
'Cause we can't fix what's broken, no
And I know it's gonna hurt
But darling I'll go first
I won't keep on saying those three empty words
We don't have to keep on saying those three empty words
No, I can't keep on saying those three empty words

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Illuminate

3:192016

Listen

Album

23rd September 2016

Track number

4

Release year

2016

1Ruin
4:02
2Mercy
3:29
3Treat You Better
3:08
4Three Empty Words
3:19

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Shawn Mendes — Rollin’ Right Along (from Shawn) [2:39]
Shawn Mendes — Who I Am (from Shawn) [1:40]
Shawn Mendes — Hallelujah (from Shawn) [3:46]
Shawn Mendes — That’ll Be The Day (from Shawn) [1:52]
Shawn Mendes — Heavy (from Shawn) [2:34]
Shawn Mendes — In Between (from Shawn) [1:57]
Shawn Mendes — The Mountain (from Shawn) [2:56]
Shawn Mendes — Heart of Gold (from Shawn) [2:52]
Shawn Mendes — Why Why Why (from Shawn) [2:49]
Shawn Mendes — Nobody Knows (from Shawn) [2:32]
Shawn Mendes — Isn’t That Enough (from Shawn) [2:45]
Shawn Mendes — That’s The Dream (from Shawn) [2:14]
Shawn Mendes — Shawn
Shawn Mendes — Witness Me
Shawn Mendes — WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DYING FOR ? [3:50]
Shawn Mendes — Heartbeat (From the “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [2:20]
Shawn Mendes — When You're Gone (Acoustic) [3:08]
Shawn Mendes — When You're Gone [2:52]
Shawn Mendes — It'll Be Okay [3:43]
Shawn Mendes — Summer of Love
Shawn Mendes — Piece Of You (from Wonder) [2:56]
Shawn Mendes — Always Been You (from Wonder) [2:47]
Shawn Mendes — 24 Hours (from Wonder) [2:31]
Shawn Mendes — 305 (from Wonder) [3:09]
Shawn Mendes — Higher (from Wonder) [2:40]
Shawn Mendes — Teach Me How To Love (from Wonder) [3:22]
Shawn Mendes — Monster (from Wonder) [2:59]
Shawn Mendes — Wonder (from Wonder) [2:53]
Shawn Mendes — Look Up At The Stars (from Wonder) [3:32]
Shawn Mendes — Dream (from Wonder) [3:35]
Shawn Mendes — Song For No One (from Wonder) [3:12]
Shawn Mendes — Call My Friends (from Wonder) [2:51]
Shawn Mendes — Intro (from Wonder) [1:02]
Shawn Mendes — Can't Imagine (from Wonder) [2:30]
Shawn Mendes — The Christmas Song
Shawn Mendes — Señorita
Shawn Mendes — If I Can't Have You [3:11]
Shawn Mendes — Easy
Shawn Mendes — Satisfied
Shawn Mendes — Spotify Singles
Shawn Mendes — Under Pressure (feat. teddy<3) [3:53]
Shawn Mendes — Particular Taste (from Shawn Mendes) [2:56]
Shawn Mendes — Lost in Japan (from Shawn Mendes) [3:21]
Shawn Mendes — Where Were You in the Morning? (from Shawn Mendes) [3:21]
Shawn Mendes — When You're Ready (from Shawn Mendes) [2:50]
Shawn Mendes — Perfectly Wrong (from Shawn Mendes) [3:33]
Shawn Mendes — In My Blood (from Shawn Mendes) [3:31]
Shawn Mendes — Fallin' All in You (from Shawn Mendes) [3:56]
Shawn Mendes — Nervous (from Shawn Mendes) [2:44]
Shawn Mendes — Youth (feat. Khalid) (from Shawn Mendes) [3:11]
Shawn Mendes — Queen (from Shawn Mendes) [3:25]
Shawn Mendes — Why (from Shawn Mendes) [3:58]
Shawn Mendes — Like to Be You (feat. Julia Michaels) (from Shawn Mendes) [2:39]
Shawn Mendes — Because I Had You (from Shawn Mendes) [2:22]
Shawn Mendes — Mutual (from Shawn Mendes) [2:28]
Shawn Mendes — Fallin' All in You [3:56]
Shawn Mendes — Youth (feat. Khalid) [3:11]
Shawn Mendes — Never Be Alone (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [4:49]
Shawn Mendes — Don't Be a Fool (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [5:38]
Shawn Mendes — Three Empty Words (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [4:19]
Shawn Mendes — Mercy (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [3:48]
Shawn Mendes — Bad Reputation (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [5:11]
Shawn Mendes — Patience (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [3:14]
Shawn Mendes — There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [3:30]
Shawn Mendes — Roses (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [4:14]
Shawn Mendes — Stitches (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [4:24]
Shawn Mendes — Use Somebody / Treat You Better (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [5:16]
Shawn Mendes — Ruin (MTV Unplugged) (from MTV Unplugged) [6:21]
Shawn Mendes — There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back [3:19]
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Shawn Mendes — Honest (from Illuminate) [3:19]
Shawn Mendes — Patience (from Illuminate) [2:55]
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Shawn Mendes — Don't Be a Fool (from Illuminate) [3:36]
Shawn Mendes — No Promises (from Illuminate) [2:46]
Shawn Mendes — Mercy (from Illuminate) [3:29]
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Shawn Mendes — Something Big (from Handwritten) [2:41]
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Shawn Mendes — Stitches (from Handwritten) [3:27]
Shawn Mendes — Strings (from Handwritten) [3:11]
Shawn Mendes — Aftertaste (from Handwritten) [2:50]
Shawn Mendes — A Little Too Much (from Handwritten) [3:07]
Shawn Mendes — Life of the Party (from Handwritten) [3:35]
Shawn Mendes — I Don't Even Know Your Name (from Handwritten) [3:00]
Shawn Mendes — Show You [3:00]
Shawn Mendes — One of Those Nights [3:31]

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Don't Be a Fool (MTV Unplugged)MTV Unplugged
5:38
Mercy (MTV Unplugged)MTV Unplugged
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Never Be Alone (MTV Unplugged)MTV Unplugged
4:49
Patience (MTV Unplugged)MTV Unplugged
3:14
Roses (MTV Unplugged)MTV Unplugged
4:14
Ruin (MTV Unplugged)MTV Unplugged
6:21
Stitches (MTV Unplugged)MTV Unplugged
4:24
There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (MTV Unplugged)MTV Unplugged
3:30
Three Empty Words (MTV Unplugged)MTV Unplugged
4:19

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