Velvet Voice Blues — What We Don't Say

We learned to read the silence
Between the words we said
You could see my hesitation
I could see it in your eyes
What we don't say
Says it all
You can hide, truth won't stay small
We can turn away
We can't pretend
But what we don't say
Finds us in the end
Well, I knew when you were hurting
You knew when
I was scared
We kept saying we were fine
When neither one of us was
What we don't say
Says it all
You can hide, truth won't stay small
We can't turn away
We can't pretend
But what we don't say
Finds us in the end
We held on to old memories
Long after they felt like home
We kept calling it forever
When we both knew it was goodbye
What we don't say
Says it all
You can hide, truth won't stay small
We can't turn away
We can't pretend
But what we don't say
Finds us in the end
There was love between us
I will never call it wrong
But love can lose its meaning
When two people drift apart
What we don't say
Says it all
You can hide, but truth won't
Stay small
We can turn away
We can't pretend
But what we don't say
Finds us in the end
I don't blame you for the distance
You don't have to blame me, either
Sometimes people change direction
Without knowing where it leads
What we don't say
Says it all
You can hide, but truth won't
Stay small
We can turn away
We can't pretend
But what we don't say
Finds us in the end
Maybe we were holding on because goodbye felt like defeat
But letting go can be an act of love
When staying only brings more pain
What we don't say
Says it all
You can hide, but truth won't
Stay small
We can turn away
We can't pretend
But what we don't say
Finds us in the end
Tonight
I'll choose the honest truth
Even if it breaks my heart
Some endings aren't a failure
They're where new lives can start
What we don't say
Says it all
You can hide
But truth won't stay small
We can turn away
We can pretend
But what we don't say
Finds us in the end
If you ever ask what happened
I won't answer with regret
We loved each and singing] other deeply
And that's something
I won't forget
But what we don't say
Says it all
You can hide
But truth won't stay small
We can turn away
We can pretend
But what we don't say, finds us in the end
What we don't say
Says it all
Some truths hurt, but they set us free
We can turn away
We can pretend
But what we don't say, was always there
Between you and me