"Floodgates" lyrics
Why do we think we gotta stay so strong?
What will we gain from doing it on our own?
Gotta dry your emotions, don't let 'em see you broken
But we're made of water after all
If crying is surrender, help me to cry better
I put both hands up instead of holding it together
Open these floodgates behind my sun shades
What's there to fear if You're near when I'm tear-stained?
I let my tears fall to the ground, but You caught 'em
You never missed one in Your bottle
You use everything (Thing), teardrops just water for the sea
To grow the faith inside of me
If crying is surrender, help me to cry better
I put both hands up instead of holding it together
Open these floodgates behind my sun shades
What's there to fear if You're near when I'm tear-stained?
Was a time in my life where I didn't wanna cry anymore
'Cause my heart was sore
Was an empty house with a sign on the door
Saying "Keep out, keep out, keep out, keep out"
And I thought, my tears, I had to hide
Rather smile and say, "I'm fine" (I'm fine)
'Cause what good is someone crying? (Then I, then I, then I)
I met the Man of sorrows, he showed me tears in bottles
Said baby, it's okay to break out, they didn't make you hollow
Let me make your heart my home, your emotion's never wrong
Those tears belong, let the weak say, "I am strong"
If crying is surrender (Cry), help me to cry better (Better)
I put both hands up instead of holding it together
Open these floodgates behind my sun shades
What's there to fear if You're near when I'm tear-stained?
If crying is surrender (Oh), help me to cry better (Cry better)
I put both hands up instead of holding it together
Open these floodgates behind my sun shades (Sun shades)
What's there to fear if You're near when I'm tear-stained?
What will we gain from doing it on our own?
Gotta dry your emotions, don't let 'em see you broken
But we're made of water after all
If crying is surrender, help me to cry better
I put both hands up instead of holding it together
Open these floodgates behind my sun shades
What's there to fear if You're near when I'm tear-stained?
I let my tears fall to the ground, but You caught 'em
You never missed one in Your bottle
You use everything (Thing), teardrops just water for the sea
To grow the faith inside of me
If crying is surrender, help me to cry better
I put both hands up instead of holding it together
Open these floodgates behind my sun shades
What's there to fear if You're near when I'm tear-stained?
Was a time in my life where I didn't wanna cry anymore
'Cause my heart was sore
Was an empty house with a sign on the door
Saying "Keep out, keep out, keep out, keep out"
And I thought, my tears, I had to hide
Rather smile and say, "I'm fine" (I'm fine)
'Cause what good is someone crying? (Then I, then I, then I)
I met the Man of sorrows, he showed me tears in bottles
Said baby, it's okay to break out, they didn't make you hollow
Let me make your heart my home, your emotion's never wrong
Those tears belong, let the weak say, "I am strong"
If crying is surrender (Cry), help me to cry better (Better)
I put both hands up instead of holding it together
Open these floodgates behind my sun shades
What's there to fear if You're near when I'm tear-stained?
If crying is surrender (Oh), help me to cry better (Cry better)
I put both hands up instead of holding it together
Open these floodgates behind my sun shades (Sun shades)
What's there to fear if You're near when I'm tear-stained?
