When My Heart Comes Back Lyrics by If I Fade First
You turn your wedding ring when worried
I know I put that habit there
You learned the signs I tried to bury
And loved me when I disappeared
I made a prison of my own mind
Then blamed the door for being locked
You sat beside me in the silence
And never asked me to perform
I thought my pain would make you leave
You pulled me closer when it did
You saw the worst I could become
And chose the man beneath it
When my heart comes back
It always comes back to you
Your face can make my broken pulse
Remember what it’s meant to do
When depression takes my voice
And I can’t tell you what I need
Put your hand against my chest
You are the reason that it beats
You are the reason that it beats!
We’ve carried pain into our marriage
And found our joy among the strain
You never promised life was painless
You only promised you would stay
I’ve watched you smile across the bedroom
And felt my breathing start to change
No matter how far down I’ve fallen
Your love still pulls me toward my name
My wife, I know I made you question
If love could reach me where I went
But you kept giving me tomorrow
When I had nothing left to spend
When my heart comes back
It always comes back to you
Your face can make my broken pulse
Remember what it’s meant to do
When depression takes my voice
And I can’t tell you what I need
Put your hand against my chest
You are the reason that it beats
You held me close when I went numb!
You called me home when I would run!
If all I have is one last breath—
I’ll use it just to say your name!
If my heart forgets its rhythm
Lay your hand where it belongs
It has always beaten differently
Whenever you are close.