No Man, No Cry

Verse 1) The storm is building up behind my eyes But I was taught to wear a stone disguise Keep it steady, boy, and hold the line Don’t you let a single weakness shine So I lock the gate and I turn the key While the heavy river rises up in me. (Chorus) They say a man is not supposed to cry To let the well run dry under a desert sky They say the salt will wash the strength away But I’m drowning in the words I cannot say If a heart is made of glass, then let it break There’s only so much silence I can take. (Verse 2) I see my father in the mirror’s gaze A ghost of all those quiet, hollow days He carried mountains with a steady hand But buried everything beneath the sand I’m tired of standing tall just for the show When the weight is more than anyone should know. (Bridge) Is it iron or is it just a cage? Reading lines from someone else's page There’s a healing in the falling of the rain There’s a hollow power in the face of pain. (Chorus) They say a man is not supposed to cry To let the well run dry under a desert sky They say the salt will wash the strength away But I’m drowning in the words I cannot say If a heart is made of glass, then let it break There’s only so much silence I can take.