When Love Begins Within

Whispered apologies float in the air

A silent confession, a heavy despair

I wanted to hold you, to make it right

But my broken mirror blurred my sight

Tried to love you from a fragile place

But I was lost in my own empty space

All I had was a love that I couldn't give

A shadow of hope that refused to live

I'm sorry for the tears, for the silence too

For loving you when I didn't love me too

I'm sorry, I fell in the dark

Walking the edge with a broken heart

Hoping someday I can get it through

Loving you, when I couldn't love me too

Lessons learned in the silent nights

Fighting my demons, chasing lights

Your love was a song I couldn't sing

Held onto sorrow, lost everything

All I had was a love that I couldn't give

A shadow of hope that refused to live

I'm sorry for the tears, for the silence too

For loving you when I didn't love me too

I'm sorry, I fell in the dark

Walking the edge with a broken heart

Hoping someday I can get it through

Loving you, when I couldn't love me too

Now I see the damage I've done

Learning to love when I'm finally someone

Hope for the future, healing the past

Finding myself, and making love last

So here’s my apology, heartfelt and true

Trying to start over, anew

Loving myself, before loving you

Sorry for the times I was untrue