MUSIC FOR SALE

I said I was fine I said I was strong
I kept my voice low when something was wrong
I held back words I should’ve let fall
I learned too late that silence costs more

You stood right there waiting on a sign
I thought I had time I thought you’d be mine
But love don’t whisper when it’s true
It breaks the air I didn’t know how to

I saved my fire for another day
Now all that’s left is what I didn’t say

I loved you quieter than I should
I loved you softer than I could
If I had known you’d slip away
I’d have said your name like a prayer
I loved you deep but never loud
I hid my heart when I should’ve shouted
If love could turn back time somehow
I swear I would’ve loved you louder

I watched you fade in front of me
Called it space called it destiny
Every moment I let pass
Was a chance I didn’t ask

You needed truth I gave you calm
You needed heat I gave you warm
I mistook peace for being brave
While you were drifting further away

I thought love stayed just being there
I didn’t know it needed air

I loved you quieter than I should
I loved you softer than I could
If I had known you’d slip away
I’d have said your name like a prayer
I loved you deep but never loud
I hid my heart when I should’ve shouted
If love could turn back time somehow
I swear I would’ve loved you louder

Say it now even if you’re gone
Some truths don’t die when love moves on
If echoes reach you where you are
Know you were always in my heart

I loved you wrong by holding in
All the fire under my skin
If one last wish could cross that line
I’d let you hear it one more time
I loved you then I love you still
Some feelings never lose their will
If love survives beyond the hour
I swear I loved you louder

I loved you louder
I just learned it later