Three Empty Words - Shawn Mendes (lyrics) Рџћµ May 2026

We're going through the motionsCause we can't fix what's brokenAnd I know it's gonna hurtBut darling I'll go firstCause I won't keep on saying those three empty wordsNo, I won't keep on saying those three empty words, oh

We'll play the songs we used to loveWhile we try to fall in love againAnd we don't know who's wrong or rightBut we don't even care enough to fight Three Empty Words - Shawn Mendes (Lyrics) рџЋµ

: The realization that they don't even "care enough to fight" anymore, signaling total emotional exhaustion. We're going through the motionsCause we can't fix

I'll pick you up at the same timeAt the same place, the same old driveWe'll just talk about our dayTo try to fill the awkward space tonight Mendes sings about the struggle of staying in

Three Empty Words - song and lyrics by Shawn Mendes | Spotify

The "three empty words" referred to in the lyrics are . The song portrays a couple who are "going through the motions," performing the same routines and talking about their days just to fill "awkward space". Mendes sings about the struggle of staying in a relationship out of habit or to avoid hurting others—such as having to tell the partner's "little brother" about the breakup—even though the romantic connection has faded.