Sad Songs

I keep playing all those sad songs
Like they understand me more than anyone
Every lyric cuts me open
Like they know the damage that's been done
The radio becomes confession
A melody for my regret
Every verse another lesson
In the love I can't forget

I don't cry to feel the pain
I cry to know I'm still the same
Still the boy who lost it all
And found comfort in the fall

Sad songs, play 'em on repeat
They break me down, but feel so sweet
Like they're singing what I can't say
What I hide, what I push away
Sad songs, echo through the night
Lonely chords that hold me tight
They hurt, but they belong
'Cause I only heal in sad songs

I've tried to dance to happy rhythms
But they don't fit the way I bleed
I smile, but it's just a rhythm
That hides a heart still on its knees
I skip the tracks that sound too bright
They don't match the storm I fight
Only sorrow wraps me whole
Only silence makes me feel known

I'm not addicted to the tears
Just the truth they bring near
In a world that moves too fast
Sad songs are what still last

Sad songs, play 'em on repeat
They break me down, but feel so sweet
Like they're singing what I can't say
What I hide, what I push away
Sad songs, echo through the night
Lonely chords that hold me tight
They hurt, but they belong
'Cause I only heal in sad songs

And maybe one day I'll be fine
Find peace in notes that shine
But for now, let me fall
To the beauty of it all

Sad songs, don't leave me yet
You're the only voice I don't forget
You cry with me when no one stays
You speak in all the honest ways
Sad songs, you know my soul
You fill the silence, make me whole
So keep playing all night long
I'll survive through these
Sad songs