Silent Tears Dry

(Verse 1)

The hallway clock ticks much too loud

An empty room inside a crowd

Your jacket’s hanging by the door

But you don’t live here anymore

I trace the shadow where you stayed

And watch the evening colors fade

(Verse 2)

I found your letter on the floor

The one I couldn’t read before

The ink is smeared from where I cried

Blaming the breaking things inside

But now the paper’s crisp and clean

A closing chapter to a scene

(Chorus)

Because silent tears dry in the dark

Leaving a cold and faded mark

No one can hear the quiet pain

Of wishing you were back again

The hardest part of letting go

Is weeping where it doesn't show

But morning comes to clear the sky

And even silent tears dry

(Verse 3)

I poured two cups of tea today

Before I threw the habit away

It’s funny how the routine stays

Through all these hollow, heavy days

The quiet doesn't scream as loud

I'm standing up, no longer bowed

(Chorus)

Because silent tears dry in the dark

Leaving a cold and faded mark

No one can hear the quiet pain

Of wishing you were back again

The hardest part of letting go

Is weeping where it doesn't show

But morning comes to clear the sky

And even silent tears dry

(Bridge)

They don't make a sound when they fall to the floor

They don't bring you back through that open door

But pixel by pixel, and day after day

The salt on my skin just washes away

I am learning to breathe in the space you left behind

(Chorus)

Because silent tears dry in the dark

Leaving a cold and faded mark

No one can hear the quiet pain

Of wishing you were back again

The hardest part of letting go

Is weeping where it doesn't show

But morning comes to clear the sky

And even silent tears dry

(Outro)

They always dry...

The stains will fade.

The sun is coming up.

Silent tears dry.