Tearjerker

Lyrics

[Intro]
You keep your armor polished, not a single scratch.
A heavy velvet curtain waiting for the catch.
But I play the director in the quiet dark,
Waiting for the weather to part.

[Verse 1]
The pressure dropping fast, a sudden shift in air,
The tremor in your voice that says you're almost there.
You hold it all together with a flawless grace,
A marble statue standing in a crowded space.
But when the lights go down and it's just you and me,
I'm watching for the fault line to give way and breathe.

[Chorus]
Oh, you're my favorite tearjerker.
A masterpiece of salt and sweet surrender.
I watch the waterline rise, the spill over the edge,
You’re never more stunning than when you lose the thread.
Let it rain, let it ruin the disguise,
I'm the only ticket-holder for those shining, shattered eyes.

[Verse 2]
Some people want a comedy, a joke to keep it light,
But I crave the heavy weather in the middle of the night.
Right at 2:18, the flutter in your chest,
That tiny hesitation before you confess.
A smudge of black cosmetic, a tragic little stream,
The purest kind of honesty...
I think I've ever seen.

[Chorus]
Cause you're my favorite tearjerker.
A masterpiece of salt and sweet surrender.
I watch the waterline rise, the spill over the edge,
You’re never more stunning than when you lose the thread.
Let it rain, let it ruin the disguise,
I'm the only ticket-holder for those shining, shattered eyes.

[Bridge]
It isn't malice, darling, it’s reverence for the ache.
I want to be the velvet where you finally get to break.
The sorrow is a diamond, the panic is a prize,
I drink the heavy water right out of your mind.

[Outro]
So roll the credits on the brave face.
A perfect, ruined masterpiece.
Let it fall.
I'll catch every drop.
Before the scene... stops.