I Loved You in Silence – A Song for the One Who Never Knew

I watched you laugh like sunlight spills On rooms I used to dream we'd fill But I stayed quiet, played it safe While you kept living, wide and brave I knew your smile before your name It lit a fire I couldn't tame But hearts like mine just burn too slow And feel never let love grow Loved you in silence Like shadows love the light Always just behind you Never in plain sight I traced you in the moments No one else could see You never knew it But you meant the world to me Felt the words behind my teeth Like winter holding on to leaves You danced through life with open hands While I just tried to understand You wanted thunder I stayed rain You chased the wild I stayed the same But still you linger in my chest The ghost of what I never said Loved you in silence Like shadows love the light Always just behind you Never in plain sight I traced you in the moments No one else could see You never knew it But you meant the world to me You don't need that Not your time, not your goodbye But if you ever wonder Why there was kindness in your sky It was me Just me I loved you in silence And maybe that was wrong But loving you in silence Was my loudest song I loved you in silence Like shadows love the light Always just behind you Never in plain sight I traced you in the moments No one else could see You never knew it But you meant the world to me I watched you laugh like sunlight spills On rooms I used to dream we'd fill But I stayed quiet, played it safe While you kept living wide and brave I knew your smile before your name It lit a fire I couldn't tame But hearts like mine just burn too slow And fear will never let love grow I loved you in silence Like shadows love the light Always just behind you Never in plain sight I traced you in the moments No one else could see But you meant the world to me I held the words behind my teeth Like winter holding onto leaves You danced through life with open hands While I just tried to understand You wanted thunder, I stayed rain You chased the wild, I stayed the same But still you linger in my chest The ghost of what I never said I loved you in silence Like shadows love the light Always just behind you Never in plain sight I traced you in the moments I never knew But you meant the world to me You don't owe me any Not your time, not your goodbye But if you ever wonder why There's kindness in your sky It was me Just me I loved you in silence And maybe that was wrong But loving you in silence Was my loudest song I loved you in silence Like shadows love the light Always just behind you Never in plain sight I traced you in the moments No one else could see I never knew it But you meant the world to me