Dean Lewis - All The Things I Couldn't Say

 Dean Lewis - All The Things I Couldn't Say

I kept the truth behind my teeth
afraid my heart would fall too deep
you were the calm in every storm
the quiet place where I felt warm
but every time you looked my way
the words just slipped and ran away
I hid my love in silent rooms
where echos whipered only you
maybe I was sared to break
scared to lose what we could make
so I stay quiet kept the peace
but now the weight won't let me breath

these are all the things I couldn't say
the feelings that I locked away
I loved you more than I let show
fear can choke a heart you know
and now you're gone I'm left behind
with every word still in my mind


all the things I couldn't say
still calling out your name today

I wrote you notes I never sent
trapped in confessions tore them to shreds
I told myself you wouldn't care
but God I wish you knew I was there
every smile you gave to me
lit up the parts I coulnd't see
but I held back I played it safe
now all I feel is my mistake
maybe I was scared to fall
scared you woulnd't care at all
so I swallowed every truth I felt 
and kept my heart upon the shelf

these are all the things I couldn't say
the feelings that I locked away
I loved you more than I let show
fear can choke a heart you know

and now you're gone I'm left behind
with every word still in my mind
all the things I couldn't say
still calling out your name today

If I  could turn back time and scream
I'd tell you you were every dream
I'd make the silence disappear
(I'd) speak the truth you needed to hear
but time moves on and so do you
I'm stuck with what I didn't do.

these are all the things I couldn't say 
the love I wasted everyday
you were the light I never claimed
the spark I silently betrayed
and now my nights are filled with ghosts
of words I should have said the most

all the things I couldn't say
still echo like you're here today
maybe in another life
I'll speak the truth I'll get it right
but in this one I walk with pain


all the things I couldn't say