To all the animals on the side of the road
With their insides dangling out
To all the people on their office chairs
With their insides chained
To all the broken hearts and ugly pasts
Bad starts and struggling steps
To all the animals in plastic wrap
Who never had a chance
These tears are for you
They’re for the injustice
For the pain and for the silence
These tears are for the voices
Becoming lost in the wind
Late nights wondering
How things will become
These tears are for my own heartbreak
These tears are for my friends, loved ones
Who are fighting beside me each day
Surviving, living, taking on this world
These are for the ones who don’t feel heard
Who can’t be heard
Who will be heard, no matter the cost
This is for the ones who cry themselves to sleep
Wake up in fear
Unsure of how to take on the days
These tears are for the frustration
These tears cleanse, bring to the surface
An understanding, a facing, an ability to cope
These tears bring hope
These tears are for thee
…And these tears are for me
With their insides dangling out
To all the people on their office chairs
With their insides chained
To all the broken hearts and ugly pasts
Bad starts and struggling steps
To all the animals in plastic wrap
Who never had a chance
These tears are for you
They’re for the injustice
For the pain and for the silence
These tears are for the voices
Becoming lost in the wind
Late nights wondering
How things will become
These tears are for my own heartbreak
These tears are for my friends, loved ones
Who are fighting beside me each day
Surviving, living, taking on this world
These are for the ones who don’t feel heard
Who can’t be heard
Who will be heard, no matter the cost
This is for the ones who cry themselves to sleep
Wake up in fear
Unsure of how to take on the days
These tears are for the frustration
These tears cleanse, bring to the surface
An understanding, a facing, an ability to cope
These tears bring hope
These tears are for thee
…And these tears are for me
Take a look at me now
Never would have guessed this path
Never would have thought I’d be lying here
Alone in the trees in my room
A man singing in the living room
His voice is putting me to sleep
Take a look at me now
I’m moving past you and you’re getting help
And I’m realizing I may not love you
Again
Take a look at me now
I can breathe regularly
When we’re on the phone together
I must have won the lottery
Because I can see the future
Without you
And that’s all I asked for
That man keeps singing, strumming
I can only see your crazy eyes
Can only see this path away from everything
We created
Steady voice, steady heart
You took my pain and gave it a name
I wish you only the best
Never would have guessed this path
Never would have thought I’d be lying here
Alone in the trees in my room
A man singing in the living room
His voice is putting me to sleep
Take a look at me now
I’m moving past you and you’re getting help
And I’m realizing I may not love you
Again
Take a look at me now
I can breathe regularly
When we’re on the phone together
I must have won the lottery
Because I can see the future
Without you
And that’s all I asked for
That man keeps singing, strumming
I can only see your crazy eyes
Can only see this path away from everything
We created
Steady voice, steady heart
You took my pain and gave it a name
I wish you only the best
