The Tears I Wanted To Stop

[Verse 1] I stayed awake, counting all my fears The nights felt longer than the years Every heartbeat felt like a lie I tried to run, but I can’t say goodbye Your shadow lingers where I fall I built my walls, I built them tall But when I hear your voice, it breaks me through And suddenly the night turns into you [Pre-Chorus] I don’t know how to let it go I don’t know if you even know All the tears I tried to hide They keep running down, I can’t fight [Chorus] These are the tears I wanted to stop Falling like rain, they never drop But when you’re near, I can’t look away All the pain turns into something I can say The nights were dark, but now I see You’re the reason I’m finally free [Post-Chorus] Oh-oh, oh-oh The tears I wanted to stop Oh-oh, oh-oh They fall but they don’t hurt me now [Verse 2] I whispered dreams into the empty air Hoping somehow you’d be there Every memory I tried to erase Comes alive when I see your face And even when the world feels cold Your hand in mine makes me whole I was broken, I was lost, I was gone But you made me feel like I belong [Pre-Chorus] I don’t know how to let it go I don’t know if you even know All the tears I tried to hide They keep running down, I can’t fight [Chorus] These are the tears I wanted to stop Falling like rain, they never drop But when you’re near, I can’t look away All the pain turns into something I can say The nights were dark, but now I see You’re the reason I’m finally free [Post-Chorus] Oh-oh, oh-oh The tears I wanted to stop Oh-oh, oh-oh They fall but they don’t hurt me now [Bridge] And maybe I’ll stumble, maybe I’ll fall But you’ll be the one who catches it all I held my heart like it was a crime Now it beats again, right on time [Chorus / Outro] These are the tears I wanted to stop Falling like rain, they never drop But when you’re near, I can’t look away All the pain turns into something I can say The nights were dark, but now I see You’re the reason I’m finally free [Post-Chorus / Outro] Oh-oh, oh-oh The tears I wanted to stop Oh-oh, oh-oh They fall but they don’t hurt me now