You Weren't There

[Verse 1]
He never felt what I felt
I held the line for you
When you were tired, I stayed
I made room for two
I read your silence close
I caught every fall
But when I needed you
You gave me none at all

[Pre-Chorus]
If you could feel it
Just a little bit
If you could carry it
The way I lived with it
I stayed awake for you
You let me vanish slow
Now I see the truth
And it hits me low

[Chorus]
You weren't there
When I needed you
You weren't there
Like I was there for you
If only you could feel it
If only you could know
You weren't there
And I can't let that go

[Verse 2]
I kept your name soft
Like glass in my hands
I knew your bad days
I knew your plans
I asked for one small sign
One honest light
You turned your face away
Every single night

[Pre-Chorus]
If you could feel it
Just a little bit
If you could carry it
The way I lived with it
I stayed awake for you
You let me vanish slow
Now I see the truth
And it hits me low

[Chorus]
You weren't there
When I needed you
You weren't there
Like I was there for you
If only you could feel it
If only you could know
You weren't there
And I can't let that go

[Bridge]
Self-awareness
That would change everything
A little tenderness
A little reckoning
Comfort should feel easy
Not like a test I pass
I gave you my whole heart
You gave me half at last

[Final Chorus]
You weren't there
When I needed you
You weren't there
Like I was there for you
If only you could feel it
If only you could know
You weren't there
And I can't let that go