broken tears

she's so beautiful,

but she never sees a thing

she's always hiding in a crowd

trying not to stand out,

she doesn't think she's worth it

doesn't see her good bits

she knows she's too hard on herself

and it's a normal school day,

we're walking and talking and ignoring

the simple little facts,

we're all gonna stab each other in the back

that's how it works here

friends just disappear

she's the only one who notices,

even though they all know this

after a while she gets tired of this,

people talking behind her back

and shunning her just because 

a little mistake she made, a while ago

she's asking, 

why's it this way?

why do i have to be,

the only one who goes through everything

[chorus]

but doesn't she see,

doesn't she see

there are broken tears

that no one ever hears

prick up your ears,

listen a little harder,

the cries get a little louder

doesn't she know,

doesn't she know,

there are teardrops

that never show

she's starting to, get a bad attitude

giving up too easily,

cause she just doesn't see

all the things that she could do

she doesn't even know who

she can trust, who she is, who she wants to be

and maybe, maybe there'll come a day

when she thinks what she wants, says what she wants to say

she'll be herself, not an empty shell

won't hide behind her own shadow,

let others see this amazing show

she's wonderful, wonderful

ooh, she's so beautiful

yet she doesn't understand

i'm always holding her hand

i'm standing behind her,

ready to catch her if she falls

she's lost all confidence

but there's a light in her eyes

that tells me there's something inside

that's lighting up, lighting up

it's powerful

but she doesn't see,

still doesn't see

the broken tears

that no one ever hears

she said prick up your ears,

listen a little harder,

the cries get a little louder

ooh, but doesn't she know,

doesn't she know,

there are teardrops

that never show

and there are broken tears

that no one ever hears