Tears Taste Bitter - ArlenaZara
I wipe my face but it still burns
Every tear is a lesson learned
I never knew how much it hurt
To love someone who never returned
I swallow words I meant to say
They sit like stones they won't go away
I smile for strangers passing by
While my heart keeps asking why
I thought crying would make it ease
But the pain just learned to breathe
Tears taste bitter when they fall alone
Every drop reminds me I'm on my own
I gave you love, I gave you truth
Now all I have is missing you
Tears taste bitter
And they linger on my skin
How my chest, headaches inside
Like something in me slowly died
I trusted you with every fear
Now silence is all I hear
The nights feel long, the lights feel cold
I aged too fast from growing old
I loved you more than I should admit
Now I'm choking on the aftermath of it
But the time will wash it clean
But the hurt stains everything
Tears taste bitter when they fall alone
Every drop reminds me I'm on my own
I gave you love, I gave you truth
Now all I have is missing you
Tears taste bitter
And they linger on my skin
If loving you is my mistake
Then I'll pay for it in every way
I don't hate you I just grieve
The girl I was before I believed
I'm not grieving for how I feel
I'm just hurting and it's real
Tears taste bitter but they mean I cared
They prove my heart was truly there
I'll cry it out, I'll let it fall
Until it doesn't hurt at all
Tears taste bitter
But I won't drown in them
One day I'll drink in something sweet
Peace, forgiveness, rest and sleep
Until then
I let them fall
Tears taste bitter
But I'm still standing through it all
