[Verse 1] We used to scream until our voices broke, Both desperate to be heard. Now there's nothing but silence between us, And somehow it's louder than every word. I spent so long trying to make you hear me, I never realized you'd been screaming too. So busy trying to tell you how I felt, I stopped listening to you. [Chorus] You held me like a glass that burned your hands, Every instinct screaming just to let me go. But you were scared that if you dropped me, I'd shatter, So you held on through the burning, Just to put me down slow. And even when you couldn't hold me anymore, You were still so careful not to break me. I was too busy feeling you let go, To see how badly holding on had hurt you. [Verse 2] I thought I knew how much it hurt to lose you, Never stopped to think what staying cost. I was counting every moment you were leaving, While you were counting everything we'd lost. And I mistook your careful hesitation For a reason you might choose to stay. Never saw the strength that it was taking Just to find the words to walk away. You were more afraid of watching me break Than of the burns you had to bear. And even when you chose to leave, You were still handling me with care. [Bridge] We screamed at each other, Just begging to be understood. Isn't it strange how I hear you loudest now, When you don't say a word? We spent so long fighting to be heard, That neither heard the other cry. And now the silence says the things We couldn't say while we still tried. We raised our voices just to reach each other, But all we ever did was drown them out. And now you're gone, and for the first time, I can hear what all that screaming was about. [Outro] I thought you dropped me when you left, But now I'm starting to understand. You were trying not to break me, While I was burning through your hands. And I spent so long asking why you let go... I never asked how long you'd been burning.
