[Verse 1]
I used to talk it out
Like tears had a name
I used to tell you where it hurt
And trust you with the flame
Now I hold it in my chest
Like a hand over a bruise
I learned that love can leave a mark
And I still pay the dues
I gave you all the soft parts
The ones I kept hid
You turned my truth to ashes
So I stopped giving it
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I smile and say I'm fine
Even when I'm not
I got real good at the silence
You taught me what it cost
[Chorus]
You break a man
He goes quiet
He locks that door
He stops invited
You break a man
He goes quiet
He still has pain
He just won't write it
[Verse 2]
I don't cry in front of people
Not the way I used to
I don't call when it's heavy
I just sit there and lose
I got answers in my throat
But I choke them down
'Cause every time I opened up
You let me drown
And I know that ain't forever
But tonight it feels true
When you break a man that hard
He don't come back new
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I keep my hurt behind
A grin and a wall
If I sound too far away
It's 'cause I learned to fall
[Chorus]
You break a man
He goes quiet
He locks that door
He stops invited
You break a man
He goes quiet
He still has pain
He just won't write it
[Bridge]
To all the women out there
I'm not saying you can't love
I'm just saying some of us
Need more than a shove
We were built to be honest
But we got tired of the knife
So we carry storms in private
And call that surviving life
[Final Chorus]
You break a man
He goes quiet
He locks that door
He stops invited
You break a man
He goes quiet
He still has pain
He just won't write it
You break a man
He goes quiet
(he goes quiet)
He still has pain
(he still has pain)