((Intro – 0:00–0:20)) Moody guitar lick with soft organ pad and light drums easing in Instrumental groove sets the tone))) [Verse 1 – 0:20–0:55] You said it slow like a freight train moans Didn’t raise your voice, didn’t throw no stones Just sat there with that look in your eyes Like you’d already said goodbye I watched your shadow climb the wall Heard your footsteps in the quiet hall The world didn’t spin, the floor didn’t shake But something deep in me started to break [Chorus – 0:55–1:25] You didn’t cry, you didn’t shout But you tore the ceiling right out Left me breathless, still, and sick Like I got hit with a ton of bricks Didn’t see the hammer swing But I felt the weight of everything No sirens, no smoke, no tricks Just love dying like a ton of bricks [Verse 2 – 1:25–2:00] I still make coffee for two at dawn Still leave the porch light on I walk the dog past Sycamore Bend Keep hoping you’ll be ‘round the bend You didn’t curse, didn’t slam the door Just said, “I can’t do this no more” I nodded like I understood But damn, if silence ever cut this good [Chorus – 2:00–2:30] You didn’t cry, you didn’t shout But you tore the ceiling right out Left me breathless, still, and sick Like I got hit with a ton of bricks Didn’t see the hammer swing But I felt the weight of everything No sirens, no smoke, no tricks Just love dying like a ton of bricks [Bridge – 2:30–3:00] It ain't the noise that does you in It’s the stillness after where you’ve been Like a church with no choir, a field with no rain Your absence is louder than any pain [Final Chorus – 3:00–3:30] You didn’t cry, you didn’t shout But you knocked the wind clean out Left me bent, tore up and nicked Like I got hit with a ton of bricks Didn’t see the hammer swing But I felt the weight of everything No fire, no flash, no slick quick fix Just love falling like a ton of bricks [Outro – 3:30–3:45] (Stripped back—guitar and voice) Yeah, love fell down like a ton of bricks And I’m still underneath it
