Silent Battle

[Intro] (Soft acoustic guitar strumming, melancholic pedal steel enters) [Verse 1] Sunrise finds me makin' coffee, one cup beside the sink He's already lost inside his phone, don't even stop to think 'Bout the words I left hangin' heavy in the air last night Just scrolls thru pictures, pretendin' everything's alright I look at the photos on the wall, the smiles lookin' back so bright Remember vows we whispered softly in that candlelight Now it's just this quiet echo in the room we used to share Feels like I'm talkin' to the walls, and nobody's listenin' there [Chorus] When do I give up? Lord, I'm runnin' on empty and tired of the f***t I just want to be seen, not just a shadow in his fading light I want to be heard, not just a voice lost in the constant din I want to be loved, like I'm tryin' so hard to love him I want to know I matter, before this whole damn thing unwinds I want him to f***t for me, as hard as I f***t for him. [Verse 2] I planned a dinner, lit some candles, wore the jeans he used to like He woke up late, mumbled 'sorry', flicked off the kitchen light Said he had to get ready for work people's waitin', disappeared down the hall Left me sittin' at the table, feelin' ten feet tall and small I pick up the pieces daily, mendin' cracks he doesn't see Pour my heart out in the silence, where my prayers used to be Is it just a habit now, this house, this ring, this name? Or is there still an ember burnin', fanning some forgotten flame? [Chorus] When do I give up? Lord, I'm runnin' on empty and tired of the f***t I just want to be seen, not just a shadow in his fading light I want to be heard, not just a voice lost in the constant din I want to be loved, like I'm tryin' so hard to love him I want to know I matter, before this whole damn thing unwinds I want him to f***t for me, as hard as I f***t for him. [Bridge] I trace the lines upon his pillow where his head used to rest Ask myself if clingin' on is truly for the best How many lonely sunsets can this weary heart withstand? When the only hand I'm holdin' is my own, right where I stand? Is there a line I shouldn't cross, a final prayer left unsaid? When the fightin' for forever leaves me broken down instead? [Chorus] When do I give up? Lord, I'm runnin' on empty and tired of the f***t I just want to be seen, not just a shadow in his fading light I want to be heard, not just a voice lost in the constant din I want to be loved, like I'm tryin' so hard to love him I want to know I matter, before this whole damn thing unwinds I want him to f***t for me... as hard as I f***t for him. [Outro] (Pedal steel weeps softly, acoustic guitar strums fade slowly, a single sustained fiddle note hangs in the air before fading to silence)