The Silence

You said you'd be there

But you slept through the storm

I watched the monsoon from the porch light

Waiting for your call till the morning was born

All of those sweet lines

Fixed what was broken in me

But words are easy in the moment

And actions tell the truth I see

The silence speaks the loudest

Every time you leave me waiting

Yeah the silence speaks the loudest

Louder than the words you're saying

You can shout it to the whole world

Say forever if you want

But I'm listening to the silence

And it tells me that you're gone

You bought me flowers

Just a few months too late

You said forever when you knew it wasn’t true

You talked smooth like a sunrise

Then crashed in like a wave

Now every sweet nothing echoes

Like a slammed and empty room

The silence speaks the loudest

Every time you leave me waiting

Yeah the silence speaks the loudest

Louder than the words you're saying

You can shout it to the whole world

Say forever if you want

But I'm listening to the silence

And it tells me that you're gone

I don't need a declaration

Or another perfect line

I just need someone beside me

When the quiet fills the night

Someone who won't disappear

When the world turns cold and still

Just a hand that's there to hold me

And a heart that always will

The silence speaks the loudest

Like thunder after the storm

You slept through all the lightning

Now I'm standing here alone

You can swear you'll never leave me

Say forever if you choose

But I'm listening to the silence

And it tells me the truth

Yeah I'm listening to the silence

'Cause it speaks louder than you