LOVED YOU FROM THE SILENCE

I watch the dust fall in the afternoon light
Remembering the way you used to shine so bright
You were a star hanging high up in the room
I was just a shadow hiding in the gloom
I built you a throne out of glass and gold
A story of perfection that I never told

I loved you from the silence, too scared to make a sound
I thought if I reached for the sky, I'd crash into the ground
I painted you a masterpiece, too beautiful to hold
And left myself behind the door, out in the bitter cold
Now all I have is yesterday, and tears I never cried
The ghost of my forever love, the one I had to hide

The years drift away like leaves upon the stream
But you are still the center of my every dream
I thought I wasn't good enough to stand beside your grace
I convinced myself I'd ruin the beauty on your face
So I kept my lips sealed and swallowed every word
A desperate little symphony that no one ever heard

What if I had taken the chance? What if I made the leap?
Would you be waking up with me, instead of in my sleep?
But the pedestal I put you on was just too high to climb
And my fear of falling short stole all our precious time

A beautiful illusion, a sweet and tragic ache
The greatest leap of faith that I was too afraid to take
I'll love you from the silence, until my final breath
My quiet, unforgettable, unbroken silhouette