I should have known

I saw the cracks beneath your smile

The pain you tried so hard to hide

I knew the weight you carried

But I thought I'd have more time by your side

I never thought you'd leave like this

I never thought you'd break that way

Now I'm left here with the silence

And all the words I couldn't say

I should have known you were drowning slowly

I should have known the pain behind your eyes

I should have known that all your laughter

Was just a way to wear your disguise

I should have known when you went quiet

I should have asked

I should have tried

Maybe if I had seen it coming

You'd still be standing by my side.

I knew the darkness that chased you down

The storms you faced alone each day

But I thought you'd make it through the night

I never thought you'd fade away

Now I'm standing where you left us

Lost between the guilt and grief

If I had only seen it coming

Maybe I could've offered you some peace

I should have known you were drowning slowly

I should have known the pain behind your eyes

I should have known that all your laughter

Was just a way to wear your disguise

I should have known when you went quiet

I should have asked

I should have tried

Maybe if I had seen it coming

You'd still be standing by my side

Oooh oooh ooh ooh oooh

You were reaching out in quiet ways

But I was too lost in my own mind

Now I'm stuck with all these questions

Ooooh how I wish I could rewind time

I should have known you were drowning slowly

I should have known the pain behind your eyes

I should have known that all your laughter

Was just a way to wear your disguise

I should have known when you went quiet

I should have asked

I should have tried

Maybe if I had seen it coming

You'd still be standing by my side

I still call your name in the dark

Hoping that one day you would reply

But all that answers now is the silence

A heavy never-ending why

I hold the pieces you left behind

But they don't fit without your light

I should have known the way you whispered

Goodbye beneath your quiet cries