Cruel to be Kind

It wasn't an unknown, no mystery here My songs drew the map, my heart's truth was clear Each line held a key to the parts that I hid You seemed not to listen, but maybe you did There were so many songs where my hopes reached so high Where I spoke thoughts aloud, where I asked you to try And I sang of one day where together we'd stay Not sure why you lingered, if there wasn't a way The words are all there, love, they sing out your name Each song burns with anguish, all pleading the same Do you hear them, do you fear them, do they play in your mind Accept me, or reject me Be cruel to be kind Soft words were discouraged, my heart couldn't speak You said I was dramatic, did it make me look weak? I thought that with time you might pull back that line But you'd scoff If A Stranger Believed you were mine But my tunes held my words, love, not just some stranger's song If I mattered, you'd think that you'd listen along If you heard them or didn't, you still chose to stay If you knew how I felt, how could that be okay? I know you love music and sing all the time The harsh cutting truth You Didn't Like Mine You'd walk from the room if I played just one verse It wasn't just boredom It was something much worse The words are all there, love, they sing out your name Each song burns with anguish, all pleading the same Do you hear them, do you fear them, do they play in your mind Accept me, or reject me Be cruel to be kind You once mentioned to me, I didn't love you, I just cared That love wasn't part of the world, that we shared One day when you're settled, perhaps with a friend Just sit with my music from beginning to end If you're open, and listen, and don't brush them away You'll hear what my heart said - what you let walk away I wish things were different, I wish you had tried But no answer Was an answer Take care, love Goodbye