The Silence Wins

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I found your note beneath the coffee tin Folded twice where the morning came in No blame in the words, just a room gone still And the kind of goodbye that a silence can fill Your blue coat's gone from the kitchen chair One loose button and a strand of your hair I keep replaying the door closing slow Like a man who knew better but let you go [Pre-Chorus] I had your hand and I loosened my hold Some things you lose don't come back when you're told [Chorus] Now I'm down on my knees where the old boards creak Asking the Lord for the words I couldn't speak If mercy can reach a heart this late Maybe Heaven knows why I let her get away I hurt the one I was meant to hold Lord, forgive this fool for the choice he sold If she finds peace beyond my name I'll carry the loss, but I won't curse her flame [Verse 2] The church bell rings past the county line Sunday dust on the windshield shines I sit in the back where we used to pray Watching your empty place fade away I don't need to name what I did wrong The truth has been waiting here all along Love was a gift, and I treated it small Now every quiet room tells me it all [Pre-Chorus] I had her trust and I spent it thin There's no road back to the shape we'd been [Chorus] Now I'm down on my knees where the old boards creak Asking the Lord for the words I couldn't speak If mercy can reach a heart this late Maybe Heaven knows why I let her get away I hurt the one I was meant to hold Lord, forgive this fool for the choice he sold If she finds peace beyond my name I'll carry the loss, but I won't curse her flame [Bridge] [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] Now I'm down on my knees where the old boards creak Asking the Lord for the words I couldn't speak If mercy can reach a heart this late Maybe Heaven knows why I let her get away I hurt the one I was meant to hold Lord, forgive this fool for the choice he sold If she finds peace beyond my name I'll thank God she lived through my mistake [Outro] The coffee's cold, the dawn comes in I say her name, then let the silence win