Verse 1 From the throes of desperation I heard you in the dead of night Every call you made, I answered Tried to keep your world alright I was there when you were breaking Held the weight you couldn’t hold Through the darkest pits you fell in I stayed steady, I stayed close Pre-Chorus Then the quiet came between us Just a breath before you spoke And I’d wait without a question Like a lifeline in the smoke Chorus But your silence grew longer And the flame began to fade All the love I kept burning Turned to ash I couldn’t save Some will call me selfish Some will say I should’ve stayed But your silence was the fuel And it burned us both away Verse 2 Moments filled with pure stillness Then a plea right in my ear Not once did I ask for anything Not a sign that you were here Through every single season Through every single year I gave you all I had to give And never disappeared Pre-Chorus But the space became a distance And the distance turned to cold And I realised I was waiting On a story left untold Chorus Yeah your silence grew longer And the flame began to fade All the love I kept burning Turned to ash I couldn’t save Some will call me selfish Some will say I should’ve stayed But your silence was the fuel And it burned us both away Bridge So now the cord is broken And I won’t tie it up again I won’t chase a ghost forever Just to prove I was your friend Life moves on regardless Even when it cuts you deep And I don’t hate you for the leaving But I hate the way you sleep… In the quiet… without me Final Chorus (bigger / emotional lift) ’Cause your silence grew longer And the flame began to fade All the love I kept burning Was a fire I couldn’t tame You can call it selfish You can call it cruel to say But your silence was the fuel And it burned us both away Yeah the cord is broken And your silence sealed the fate Life moves on regardless… And I feel no hate
