# WHEN THE SILENCE BREAKS **JACK SAINT** [Verse 1] I learned to smile with trembling hands To build a life on shifting sand To say I'm fine and turn away Before the truth could make me stay I kept the lights on through the night Pretended everything was right But every mirror knew my name And every morning looked the same [Pre-Chorus] I built these walls to keep me safe But now they're all I see And somewhere on the other side Someone is calling me [Chorus] When the silence breaks And the walls come falling down When the words I've buried deep Are the only ones I've found Will you hear me through the thunder? Will you stay when shadows fall? When the silence breaks Will you hear me after all? [Verse 2] I saw the way you turned your eyes When someone asked if you were fine You laughed and said you'd had a day Then watched the conversation fade I won't pretend to know your pain Or promise I can stop the rain But I can sit here through the night And keep a little candlelight [Pre-Chorus] You don't have to find the words Or tell me where you've been There's nothing you could say tonight That makes me turn away again [Chorus] When the silence breaks And the walls come falling down When the words you've buried deep Are the only ones you've found I will hear you through the thunder I will stay when shadows fall When the silence breaks You won't be alone at all [Bridge] I don't know how to let you in I've worn this smile against my skin Then leave the door a little wide You don't have to hide tonight What if the truth is more than you can bear? What if I fall apart and no one's there? Then let the pieces fall where they may I won't be frightened into walking away [Final Chorus] WHEN THE SILENCE BREAKS! And the walls come falling down When the years of holding everything Finally hit the ground We can stand here in the thunder We can face the darkest night When the silence breaks We don't have to run and hide When the silence breaks Let the tears fall where they may You don't have to be the strongest Every minute of every day There's a light beyond the thunder There's a morning after all When the silence breaks You don't have to stand alone [Outro] I thought nobody heard me... I was listening all along.
