I Hate This Silence

We had a fight today, I don’t know how it began

I was biting my tongue, trying hard to be a better man

You carry half the world on those tired hands of yours

And sometimes all that pressure comes crashing through the door

You’re the most God-fearing, selfless heart I know

Always giving more love than anyone could show

Most days I just breathe and let the moment pass

’Cause one of us staying calm makes the storm not last

But my temperature rose and my temper broke through

Now the quiet in this house feels colder than the truth

We ain’t talking tonight, just walking separate sides

And every empty minute feels twice its size

I know by tomorrow or a day or two

We’ll find our way back like we always do

But tonight these walls feel like miles of stone

And I hate this silence when I’m here alone

I’m sitting in the kitchen staring at the door

Thinking ’bout the thousand times we’ve been here before

Two stubborn hearts that love a little too strong

Both of us wishing we could take back a word gone wrong

Bridge

I know who you are when the dust settles down

The woman who stands when the whole world turns around

The one who prays for everybody but herself

And still finds a way to help somebody else

Yeah my temperature rose and my temper broke through

Now the quiet in this house feels colder than the truth

We ain’t talking tonight but I know it won’t last

Love like ours always outlives the past

By tomorrow or a day or two

We’ll laugh about the storm we just went through

But tonight every heartbeat just echoes your name

And I hate this silence more than the blame

So if you hear these footsteps coming down the hall

It’s just a stubborn man answering love’s call

’Cause loving you is worth every bruise to my pride

And I’d break this silence just to be by your side