Quiet Healing Tears

(Verse 1)

The evening settles on the windowpane

A quiet shadow in the April rain

I kick my shoes off by the bedroom door

And let my heavy jacket hit the floor

There is no audience to please tonight

No need to pretend that I'm doing fine

The world is moving at a frantic pace

But I am standing in this empty space

(Verse 2)

My chest is tight from holding back the noise

Of saving face and choosing every choice

I turn the ringer off and dim the light

And let the darkness wrap around the night

A sudden breath begins to shake my frame

I don't even have to speak its name

The dam is breaking and it’s time to yield

To let the broken places finally heal

(Chorus)

And the quiet healing tears begin to fall

Washing the dust off of my fortress wall

They don’t need a reason, they don’t need a sound

Just standard gravity pulling them down

They carry the weight that I couldn't release

Unlocking the door to a fragile peace

Let them flow, let them run, let them clear the debris

These quiet healing tears are setting me free

(Verse 3)

It’s funny how we think that strength is steel

Forgeting that the bravest thing is to feel

Each droplet trace a path down to my chin

Releasing all the hurt I kept locked in

The old regrets of what I didn't say

The heavy doubts that clouded up the day

They lose their power as they hit the sheet

A quiet surrender at my weary feet

(Bridge)

It is not a breakdown, it’s a breakthrough hour

A gentle rain that wakes a sleeping flower

You have to water all the roots of pain

To ever see the color bloom again

So I just sit here in the muted glow

And let the rhythm of the water flow

(Chorus)

As the quiet healing tears begin to fall

Washing the dust off of my fortress wall

They don’t need a reason, they don’t need a sound

Just standard gravity pulling them down

They carry the weight that I couldn't release

Unlocking the door to a fragile peace

Let them flow, let them run, let them clear the debris

These quiet healing tears are setting me free

(Outro)

My breathing slows down to a steady pace

A clean slate resting on a washed-out face

The storm is over and the air is clear

I am still standing, and I am still here

Just a whisper in the dark

A brand new spark

Quiet healing tears

Melted all my fears

Goodnight, sorrow