When It All Gets Quiet

Lyrics

Verse 1
You can call me in the driveway
You can call me from the floor
When your hands won't stop their shaking
When you can't stand one thing more
I'll just listen to your breathing
Count the seconds in the dark
Let the silence do the speaking
While I hold you in my heart

Chorus
I will always be there
When it all gets quiet
When the world feels heavy
And you can't quite hide it
You don't have to be strong
Not with me
I swear
Fall apart on my shoulder
I will always be there

Verse 2
If your past comes back to haunt you
Like a movie stuck on loop
I'll sit through the same old story
Share the blanket
Share the soup
You can hate the ones who hurt you
Say their names and let them burn
Every tear that hits my sweater
Is a tear they didn't earn

Chorus
I will always be there
When it all gets quiet
When the room feels smaller
And your chest feels tightest
You don't have to be fine
You don't have to repair
Come undone in my doorway
I will always be there

Bridge
When you say you're "tired"
But I hear "I'm breaking"
When you say "I'm busy"
But I know you're faking
I'll be on your front step
Phone light in the rain
Saying
"You don't have to ask me
I'm already on my way"

Chorus
I will always be there
When the words fall silent
When you just need someone
To sit through the riot
You don't have to be strong
Not with me
I swear
Leave your heart on my doorstep
I will always be there