[Verse 1] You slammed the door before the words could land Your coffee shook inside your paper cup I saw the old hurt tighten in your jaw And all the names you swallowed coming up [Pre-Chorus] Who taught your hands to make a wall? Who left you standing there alone? I won't excuse the wound you deal But I can ask what made it grow [Chorus] Tell me where it hurts, I’ll stay and listen We can turn the blade away from someone’s skin You don’t have to pass the pain along Let the hurt end here, let the heart begin Tell me where it hurts, don’t hide the reason We can break the chain before it pulls again I can see the fear beneath your anger Let the hurt end here, let the heart begin [Verse 2] You learned to laugh when someone lost their place You learned to strike before they saw you flinch But I remember you at seventeen With both your shoes outside the house at dawn [Pre-Chorus] Who gave you silence for a name? Who made you earn the right to breathe? I won't pretend the damage isn't real But there's another way to leave [Chorus] Tell me where it hurts, I’ll stay and listen We can turn the blade away from someone’s skin You don’t have to pass the pain along Let the hurt end here, let the heart begin Tell me where it hurts, don’t hide the reason We can break the chain before it pulls again I can see the fear beneath your anger Let the hurt end here, let the heart begin [Bridge] No clean hands, no perfect answers Just a chair pulled close, a door left wide Say the thing you couldn’t say then I’ll hear you out; we’ll take it one breath at a time [Final Chorus] Tell me where it hurts, I’ll stay and listen We can turn the blade away from someone’s skin You don’t have to pass the pain along Let the hurt end here, let the heart begin Tell me where it hurts, don’t hide the reason We can break the chain before it pulls again I can see the fear beneath your anger Let the hurt end here, let the heart begin Let the hurt end here Let the heart begin [Outro] Let it end here Let the heart begin
