When I Was Silent - Created by Lani Layne

Verse 1 People liked me better when I was silent Never voicing any pain You could come and go whenever you wanted Leave, come back, and start again I kept the peace like it was holy Held my tongue and played my part But every quiet night was slowly Breaking pieces of my heart Pre-Chorus I swallowed words like they were medicine But the truth kept rising through Chorus People loved me more when I was quiet When I never crossed the line When I bent myself around your comfort And pretended I was fine But how is real love true If it’s just me loving you? How can love be fair If I’m the only one who cares? Tell me what it means If I’m the only one who stays If I’m the only one who fights Through the silence and the pain How is real love true If it’s just me loving you? Verse 2 You never asked about the hurting Never saw the tears I hid Funny how my breaking heart Was something you could live with I thought love meant understanding Thought you’d feel me pulling away But you only loved the version Of me that never had a say Pre-Chorus Now my voice is rising louder And it’s something you can’t mute Chorus People loved me more when I was quiet When I never crossed the line When I bent myself around your comfort And pretended I was fine But how is real love true If it’s just me loving you? How can love be fair If I’m the only one who cares? Tell me what it means If I’m the only one who stays If I’m the only one who fights Through the silence and the pain How is real love true If it’s just me loving you? Bridge I’m done being the quiet one The one who carries everything If love can’t hold the weight of truth Then it was never love to begin Final Chorus You loved me more when I was silent But I refuse to live that way If my voice is what it costs me Then my voice is what I’ll say Because love should feel like two Not just me loving you.