The sound of a tear falling down The birth of a line in my face A defending crash that no one can hear That's the sound that a breaking heart makes The sound of a fire that's grown cold The noise that a memory makes The sound of tide as I lose my mind That's the sound that a breaking heart makes A heart breaks so loud yet makes not a sound You can't hear the light that it takes You can't hear love die or dreams passing by These are sounds that a breaking heart makes [ fiddle - steel ] A heart breaks so loud... These are sounds that a breaking heart makes