[Intro] [piano chords, atmospheric synth pads] (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh-ooh) [Verse 1] [piano continues, soft synth bass enters] How do you mend a broken heart When everything falls all apart? You say our love is still alive Then why do we drift so far tonight? Give me back those loving nights The ones that made me come alive Tell me we can still believe [Chorus] [full band enters, driving drums, distorted guitar] The best is yet to rise (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh-ooh) [Verse 2] [drums drop to a steady pulse, clean electric guitar arpeggios] Seventeen years of hopes and dreams Believing every vow we'd keep I held tomorrow in your hands Never saw you slip from me I loved you like the very first day Never asked you to change your ways I'd have carried all this world If I'd known you couldn't stay [Chorus] [full band, heavy snare hits] How do you mend a broken heart When everything falls all apart? You say our love is still alive Then why do we drift so far tonight? Give me back those loving nights The ones that made me come alive Tell me we can still believe The best is yet to rise [Bridge] [piano and strings only] I still hear your trembling voice After so lonely all this time Searching for a little light In someone else's words and nights [electric guitar swells] Music changed the roads we knew And pulled our souls in different ways I know every scar you hide I would never wash away Now I walk these empty streets Looking for what used to be [Chorus] [explosive drums, belted vocals] How do you mend a broken heart When everything falls all apart? You say our love is still alive Then tell these walls down tonight Give me back those loving nights The ones that made me come alive Tell me we can still believe The best is yet to rise [Outro] [piano and vocal only] I smile while everybody stares Then fall apart when no one's there You just wanted to breathe again I lost every dream we shared I won't become somebody else Just to ease this hurting soul Help me build what's left of us Before we lose it all While you're taking all this time I'm still holding every breath While you're learning how to heal I'm still fighting fear instead Last night I whispered quietly I miss you more than you can see [piano fades] You softly said, "Just give me time" Love will find us patiently But if you keep on saying that One day you'll push my heart away How can I silence this old heart When it beats your name each day? I love you like the very first day But I'm drowning in your silence [Chorus Reprise] [full band, maximum intensity] How do you mend a broken heart When everything falls all apart? You say our love is still alive Then tell these walls down tonight Give me back those loving nights The ones that made me come alive Tell me we can still believe The best is yet to rise [Ending] [piano melody, strings fade] If someday you find your way I'll still be waiting here With a broken heart Standing strong I'll wait for you Come back home
