[Slow sad intro, acoustic guitar and soft piano]

[Spoken, broken voice]
I gave you everything I had...
every promise, every piece of my heart.
But somehow...
you still looked right through me.

[Verse 1 - soft crying vocal]
No matter how much love I gave,
No matter every vow I made,
When your cold heart turned away,
And your eyes looked past my face,

[Pre-Chorus - voice shaking]
The pain was bound to find my soul,
This heart was bound to lose control.
No matter how much love I gave,
No matter every vow I made.

[Chorus - powerful crying vocal, long held notes, little scream]
When the one you love don’t understand,
When they let go of your hand,
All the dreams you held so tight
Start breaking in the lonely night.

The hurt was bound to come somehow,
This heart was bound to die right now.
When love walks out and leaves you low,
Where does a broken heart gooooo?

[Interlude - pedal steel cry]

[Spoken, almost whispering]
I loved you true...
I swear I did.
Maybe that was my mistake.

[Verse 2 - sad and intimate]
I loved you true, I swear I did,
Gave you the best years I could give.
But the one who should have understood
Never heard me like they should.

I kept my feelings deep inside,
You never let them touch your mind.
I loved you true, I swear I did,
Gave you my heart like only I could give.

[Chorus - bigger, emotional ad-libs]
When the one you love don’t understand,
When they let go of your hand,
All the dreams you held so tight
Start breaking in the lonely night.

The hurt was bound to come somehow,
This heart was bound to die right now.
When love walks out and leaves you low,
Where does a broken heart gooooo?

[Interlude - sad guitar solo]

[Verse 3 - voice breaking]
I said I’d take your pain away,
And give you sunshine every day.
I’d carry all your sorrow too,
If happiness could come to you.

But the one who should have understood
Never loved me like they should.
I said I’d take your pain away,
And give you every brighter day.

[Spoken, emotional, almost crying]
I carried your sadness like it was mine...
but when you turned away,
something inside me died.

[Pause]

[Final Chorus - strongest vocal, crying belt, long pulls]
No matter how much love I gave,
No matter every vow I made,
When your cold heart turned away,
And your eyes looked past my face,

The pain was bound to find my soul,
This heart was bound to lose control.
This heart was bound to break in two,
This heart was lost from loving youuuuu.

[Outro - soft crying vocal]
This heart was lost from loving you.
This heart was lost from loving youuuuu.

After All This Love

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