Quiet When I Break

I laugh like nothing hurts

Like I don’t feel it all

But every word you said

Still echoes in my walls

I sleep with the lights on

So I don’t see your face

I’m scared of the silence

‘Cause that’s where your name stays

I don’t scream, I don’t cry

I just swallow all the pain

You think I’m doing fine

But I’m quiet when I break

You don’t hear me falling

‘Cause I never make a sound

I’m breaking into pieces

While you’re dancing around

I loved you like a war

You loved me like a game

I’m quiet when I shatter

But it hurts the same

I scroll through our memories

Like they don’t burn my skin

You moved on so easily

Like I was never in

You said I was dramatic

Said I felt things too deep

But you never stayed awake

When I couldn’t sleep

I don’t scream, I don’t cry

I just smile through the pain

You think I’m doing fine

But I’m quiet when I break

You don’t hear me falling

‘Cause I never make a sound

I’m breaking into pieces

While you’re dancing around

I loved you like a war

You loved me like a game

I’m quiet when I shatter

But it hurts the same

Maybe if I was louder

You would’ve stayed

Maybe if I was colder

I wouldn’t feel this way

I keep my heart in silence

So no one knows my name

But silence doesn’t save you

It just hides the pain

You don’t hear me falling

But I hit the ground

I learned how to bleed

Without making a sound

I gave you everything

You walked away the same

I’m quiet when I break

But I still feel the pain

I’m quiet when I break…

But I break anyway.