*(Soft keys fade in — slow tempo, low bass hum, faint background vocal hum “mmm yeah…”)
[Verse 1]
I’ve been quiet too long, now it’s time I speak
Been walkin’ on pain with holes in my feet
Every word I swallowed cut me deep
But I still show love when it’s hard to breathe
Got dreams that cost more than I can pay
And a heart that still learns every day
I don’t want fame, I don’t need praise
I just want peace that don’t fade away
*(Background singers: “peace that don’t fade away…”)
[Pre-Chorus]
I ain’t perfect, but I’m tryin’ my best
Still fightin’ these wars that live in my chest
And if my tears fall, let ‘em fall like art
‘Cause pain just a language straight from the heart
[Chorus]
Can you hear my heart when I don’t say a word?
Feel my truth in every note you heard?
I been broken, but I still learn
Love don’t die, it just burns
Can you hear my heart through the silence I keep?
Every night it’s the pain that sings me to sleep
If I lose my way, don’t let me part
Just listen close, you’ll hear my heart
*(Background singers echo softly: “you’ll hear my heart…”)
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(Bridge – soft drums fade in, gentle electric guitar riff)
[Bridge]
Every scar a story, every breath a prayer
Every “I’m okay” just hid despair
But I’m still standin’, still aware
That the love I give gon’ take me there
*(Backups echo: “Take me there, take me there…”)
[Chorus – second lift, layered vocals]
Can you hear my heart when I don’t say a word?
Feel my truth in every note you heard?
I been broken, but I still learn
Love don’t die, it just burns
Can you hear my heart through the silence I keep?
Every night it’s the pain that sings me to sleep
If I lose my way, don’t let me part
Just listen close, you’ll hear my heart
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(Music fades to just piano and background hum — transition moment begins)
[Spoken Transition – warm tone, almost whispered]
Sometimes the quiet ain’t peace… it’s just me tryin’ to heal.
But I know one thing —
Every time I fall, I still get back up…
‘Cause my heart don’t quit.
*(Background singers hum behind you softly “my heart don’t quit…”)
[Encore Verse – slow and soulful]
I’ve been torn apart but I found my way
Learned that love still grows from pain
Every storm I faced built my flame
Now I sing so my heart remains
(Backgrounds rise gently, harmonizing the last line)
[Final Outro – harmony build, no drums]
Can you hear my heart…
Even when it’s quiet?
Can you hear my heart…
When the pain gets silent?
(Backgrounds repeat softly)
Can you hear… can you hear my heart?
*(Song fades out — last line echoes: “hear my heart…”)
