Sometimes I get so silent
 I can hear my heartbeat
Sometimes I get so silent
 The memories come back to me

But I know
 There is suffering 
No one should have to feel
Hiding the truth, because it wasn’t safe to be open with who 
I was, it left me in agony
The shame, the sadness, the darkness surrounded every part of my being

I had no compassion
 No love for myself
 There was no relief 
Except in thoughts of death

I have learned to love myself
 I have learned to care,
I have learned to make peace with the sadness and despair

I had no compassion
 No love for myself
 There was no relief 
Except in thoughts of death


Instrumental

I was so alone, buried in sadness
 Love dragged me out of it
I was so alone, buried in sadness
 Love dragged me out of it

I want to love 
I want to love with the courage of an open heart
I want to love 
I want to love with the courage of an open heart

I want to love 
I want to love with the courage of an open heart
I want to love 
I want to love with the courage of an open heart