“Quiet When It Hurts”

Verse 1
you ask me why i go so quiet
every time you start to break
like i’m somewhere far away
with nothing left to say

but i’m listening to every word
even when it cuts right through
trying hard to stay composed
while sitting there with you

Pre-Chorus
and maybe silence looks like distance
maybe it feels like i don’t care
but i swear i’m only quiet
‘cause i don’t know how to stand there

Chorus
when it hurts me too
what am i supposed to do?
i wanna hold your pain somehow
but i’m hurting while i listen now

still, i stay
even when my chest feels heavy
i’d rather hear your truth
than make you carry it alone, baby

Verse 2
i know there are nights you shatter
and memories pull you down again
and every time you let me in
i can feel where you’ve been

sometimes i wanna say so much
sometimes i wanna ask you to stop
but i swallow every feeling
before my own heart drops

Pre-Chorus 2
‘cause loving someone quietly
is harder than it seems
especially when you’re standing
inside somebody else’s dreams

Chorus
when it hurts me too
what am i supposed to do?
i wanna be your safe place still
even when it breaks my will

still, i stay
even when i feel unsteady
i’d rather hear your truth
than make you face it all alone, baby

Bridge
maybe i’m foolish for this
maybe i care too deep
but if you need someone beside you
i’ll stay, even silently

and maybe one day you’ll notice
every pause and every stare
was me trying to love you
without making it unfair

Final Chorus
even when it hurts me too
i’ll still listen through and through
because your voice still matters
even when mine shakes after

and if silence is all i have
then silence is what i’ll give
because loving you quietly
is still loving you… the way i live

Acoustic Guitar, Sad, Indie, Male Vocals, Moderate (76-108 BPM)