Careful Love

Night falls slowly in my room
I stay awake, don't know how to rest
So many things locked in my chest
They never learned how to leave my head

The world keeps walking straight ahead
I walk crooked, out of line
I carry absence in my thoughts
Like shadows that won't stay behind

And when hope is calling my name
My voice don't wanna reply
There's a silence deep in my soul
Teaching me how to cry

Sadness is loving carefully
And still getting lost
It's waiting with your eyes closed
For something that never comes

Sadness is living in the dark
Looking for a sign
It's a tired heart pretending
That everything's fine

The hours pass without a sound
Time learned how to wear a disguise
Some promises turn into memories
Before they even break inside

I see laughter slipping from days
Like it's running from its own song
I keep collecting broken pieces
Of what once felt so strong

If life asks so much breathing in
Why it takes the ground away?
Why does pain arrive so early
When we still believe and pray?

Sadness is loving carefully
And still getting lost
It's waiting with your eyes closed
For something that never comes

Sadness is living in the dark
Looking for a sign
It's a tired heart pretending
That everything's fine

If joy ever comes back around
Let it find me as I am
With the scars that time has left
And the little love in my hands

It wasn't lack of hope inside
It was feeling way too deep
Those who dive into the ocean
Always learn how hard it is to sink

Sadness is this old love
That refuses to say goodbye
Even when the whole wide world
Is tired of asking why

Sadness is my only song
When I don't know how to speak
It's what's left inside my chest
When my heart is too weak