Susan Ashton

Suffer In Silence

Susan Ashton


Heart in a bottle, high on a shelf, fragile but just out of reach 
'Cause you build a fortress with the distance you keep 
But when your heart aches, doesn't it cut deep? 

Chorus: 
Well, you don't have to suffer, suffer in silence 
You don't have to suffer, suffer in silence 
Don't you know that your heart can feel like an anchor 
When you keep it all inside 
No don't, don't suffer in silence. 

Withered with sadness, hurting inside 
But feeling afraid to impose 
So you're an island, but you don't have to be 
'Cause if you're inclined you can talk to me. 

But, you don't have to suffer, suffer in silence 
You don't have to suffer, suffer in silence 
Oh, I know that the pain can seem like an ocean but I'm just a word away 
No don't, don't suffer in silence. 

I'll be your shelter, I'll be your retreat 
I'll be your shield against the wind 
So, if you need a shoulder for the tears that you keep 
Let it come down, let it rain on me. 

'Cause, you don't have to suffer, suffer in silence 
You should never have to suffer, suffer in silence 
Oh, I will hear when you're calling like a voice above the storm 
No don't, don't suffer in silence. 

Chorus: 
Well, you don't have to suffer, suffer in silence 
You don't have to suffer, suffer in silence 
Don't you know that your heart can feel like an anchor 
When you keep it all inside 
No don't, don't suffer in silence...