When Love Got Lost [Verse 1] Love got lost in a crowded street, A million hearts and a million beats, He knew every road, every turn, every sign, Till the whole world moved at the very same time. I found him there like a frightened child, Red-eyed, shaking in the human wild, So I opened my coat, said, “Come inside,” Never knowing what I had invited into my mind. [Pre-Chorus] Then something started changing, Like weather underneath my skin— Every locked and silent room Suddenly let somebody in. [Chorus] When love got lost, he lived in me, And woke up things I couldn't see, I laughed, I cried, I stayed, I ran, I loved the world, then hated who I am. Every feeling wanted the throne, Every flower wanted to grow— When love got lost inside of me, I found the things I didn't know. [Verse 2] My heart became a garden overnight, Roses fighting daisies for the light, Jealous little colors calling out my name, Every one convinced that I was theirs to claim. Desire said “Go,” while fear said “Stay,” Hope built a road and doubt erased the way, I was a compass spinning in a storm, Trying to remember what direction I was born. [Pre-Chorus] And I begged that little stranger, “Tell me what you've done to me.” He only smiled like children do When they know what grown-ups cannot see. [Chorus] When love got lost, he lived in me, And woke up things I couldn't see, I laughed, I cried, I stayed, I ran, I held tomorrow, then let go its hand. Every feeling wanted the throne, Every flower wanted to grow— When love got lost inside of me, I found the things I didn't know. [Bridge — quieter] Then one morning someone called his name, And love ran out the way he came. I watched him disappear into another heart, And suddenly the noise inside went dark. I thought I'd finally found my peace... But silence showed me something worse: I had a garden for a little while, Because a stranger planted it inside. And now I see how much of me Was empty land disguised as peace. [Final Chorus — bigger] When love got lost, he rescued me From all the things I wouldn't see, He broke the locks, he flooded rooms, He made a desert suddenly bloom. Now he's gone, but I still know Where all those hidden flowers grow. Maybe love was never lost at all— Maybe I was waiting to be found. [Outro] I thought my heart was quiet ground, Till love got lost... and I was found.
