You pour your coffee, you no longer pour mine I reach across the table, then retreat The clock keeps counting every quiet minute While two familiar strangers' eyes can't meet You ask me how I am, I say “I'm fine” I ask about your day, you say "Okay." We choose our words like glass we might break And leave the doubtful ones unsaid

Silence holds the words we never said Silence speaks the sorrow in our eyes Silence says the love we had is broken Silence knows the reasons we deny

At night you turn and face the window I lie awake and listen to you breathe Your hand is only inches from my shoulder But neither one of us will cross the sheets The hallway light glows softly through the doorway Your wedding ring reflects it, then fades We used to reach each other in the darkness Now even our shadows hold their place

Silence holds the words we never said Silence speaks the sorrow in our eyes Silence says the love we had is broken Silence knows the reasons we deny

How long can we keep pretending Keep withdrawing deep inside Which of us will break the silence When there's nowhere left to hide

Silence holds the words we never said Silence speaks the sorrow in our eyes Silence says the love we had is broken Silence knows the reasons we deny Silence knows the reasons we deny