Collector of tears

Cassandra the Bard.... Playlist: https://suno.com/playlist/5cb3b6b7-86b7-4e3f-95f9-b3efca7065f1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. ) [Verse 1] Between breath and sleep where the pillow still knows lives a creature of shadow no one sees, no one goes It counts not the hours it weighs what is real what falls in the dark when a heart starts to kneel [Verse 2] Barefoot it wanders through rooms without sound catches salt from the face before it hits ground Anger falls heavy like stone in the chest while tired tears vanish if not held at their best [Chorus] No tear falls to nothing no crying alone What burns turns to light what breaks will be grown Even if you believe you’re unheard, swept aside Every tear that you shed stays alive none denied ( oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. ) [Verse 3] Below all the layers where silence bends low it lays tears in the dark till they start to bestow Pain turns into courage the shaking finds words and sometimes all crying becomes somewhere safe to be heard [Verse 4] It does not console it makes no decree it only remains open-handed on a bent knee It does not age in years but in all of the quiet people learn to ignore when they try not to riot [Chorus] No tear falls to nothing no crying alone What burns turns to light what breaks will be grown Even if you believe you’re unheard, swept aside Every tear that you shed stays alive none denied [Bridge] And somewhere a tear falls not from fear not from pain But because someone knows I am here I remain And the small one stills for a moment in time holds that tear like a vow soft, fragile, divine [Final Chorus] No tear falls to nothing no crying is vain From all of your sorrow new strength will remain When you one day whisper it hurt, but I’m whole It was there unseen (unseen) ( oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. oh lei la lei, oh lei la lei la la. )