I Cried Quietly for You - ArlenaZara
I smiled and asked if I was fine
Said I'm stronger now, I'll be alright
But every night when the lights go low
Your name still echoes in my soul
I folded my pain into gentle lies
Learned how to laugh, learned how to hide
In crowded rooms I still feel alone
And see you in ways they'll never know
I didn't scream, I didn't beg
I let you go with words unsaid
But my heart stayed where you stood
Loving you quietly, like I always would
I cried quietly for you
When the world couldn't hear
Every tear fell in silence
Every night you weren't here
I broke without making a sound
Loved you even when you were gone
I cried quietly for you
When being strong was all I had
Left to hold on
Your memory lives in simple things
Empty spaces, unfinished dreams
I trace your shadow on the wall
Still catching myself when I almost call
They say time heals, but time just passed
Left me holding what didn't last
You moved on like it was nothing
While I learned how to survive the loving
I didn't blame, I didn't fight
I just lost you piece by piece each night
You never saw the truth I knew
That I was falling apart before you
I cried quietly for you
In the dark on my own
Turned my pain into whispers
So I wouldn't feel so alone
I smiled while my heart broke down
Loved you past the point of wrong
I cried quietly for you
When loving you was the hardest thing I held on
If you ever wonder why I walked away
It's 'cause I loved you too much to stay
I chose silence over goodbye
But that silence cost me every tear I cried
I cried quietly for you
When you never looked back
I lost pieces of myself
Trying not to crack
I'll heal, but I'll never forget
The love I gave, the heart I lost
I cried quietly for you
And paid the price of loving at all costs
Now I breathe without your name
Still scarred, but I'm not the same
I loved you deeply, that was true
And I cried quietly
For you