Save Your Tears

Verse 1

fingerprints on the glass, night glow on your face

we moved to the rhythm, but you left the light in your gaze

driving through silence, where the city whispers ours

I reach for your shadow, but you vanish in the stars

Pre-Chorus

voices in my head saying, “stay, don’t let go”

but you sang me a heartbreak in a tempo I don’t know

so I breathe in the echoes, let the memories stay

and I’m learning to love the night, the hard way

Chorus

save your tears for somebody who can hold you right

I’m not the savior in the middle of the fight

you danced with your doubts, I danced with the truth

save your tears, I’ll be alright, I’ll be alright without you

Verse 2

neon, velvet skies, we painted flaws in gold

promises like constellations, stories left untold

your heartbeat met the chorus, but the verse stayed cold

I wore a crown of mercy, you wore a pocket full of gold

Pre-Chorus

voices still telling me to chase what falls apart

but I found a steady drum inside my chest and heart

so I breathe in the distance, let the hurt retreat

I’m learning to forgive, to finally breathe

Chorus

save your tears for somebody who can hold you right

I’m not the savior in the middle of the fight

you danced with your doubts, I danced with the truth

save your tears, I’ll be alright, I’ll be alright without you

Bridge

baby, we were a chorus, two parts in a crowded room

when you sang your warning, I found my own shared tune

maybe time will mend what the night tried to break

I’ll find a new sunrise, for my own heart’s sake

Build/Drop

(spoken)

I won’t beg you to stay, I won’t plead for your love

I’ll write a brighter verse, rise higher than enough

you can choose the night, I’ll choose the dawn’s blue hue

save your tears for someone true, I’m saving mine for you

Chorus

save your tears for somebody who can hold you right

I’m not the savior in the middle of the fight

you danced with your doubts, I danced with the truth

save your tears, I’ll be alright, I’ll be alright without you

Outro

fade out on the pulse of a final note, real and true

I’m stepping into tomorrow, with a silver-tinted view

save your tears, not for me, but for the love you’ll renew

I’ll be out in the light, saving myself, through and through