Gold Painted in Black and White

Verse 1
You painted in black and grey,
But I heard every shade you don't say.
Crack in your voice on a midnight track,
Every heartbreak that you tried to hide in the back.
You gave it all, fiber and bone,
Singin' through the hurt like it's all you've known.

Pre-Chorus
And I read between the lines,
Where the real you hides.
In the silence, in the ache,
That's where the light breaks.
Pre-Chorus
And I read between the lines,
Where the real you hides.
In the silence, in the ache,
That's where the light breaks.
I hear your heart break in the lyrics,
And I see who you really are.
Someone with a heart of gold,
Still standing tall with all those scars.
You shine, you light up the night sky,
So we can find our way tomorrow.
You turned your pain into strength for us,
Even while you were carrying the sorrow.
Keep going, oh keep going.[Chorus]

Verse 2
It's more than music, it's how you bled,
Every word you never said.
They hear a song, I hear a soul,
Who gives it all when the nights get cold.
World keeps taking, you keep giving,
That's what real love is, that's real living.

Pre-Chorus - softer
You think nobody really knows,
How much it costs to let it go.
But I do. I hear it too.

Chorus - bigger
I hear your heart break in the lyrics,
And I see who you really are.
Someone with a heart of gold,
Still standing tall with all those scars.
You shine, you light up the night sky,
So we can find our way tomorrow.
You turned your pain into strength for us,
Even while you were carrying the sorrow.

[Bridge - the encouragement / longing part - strip it down]
So if the road gets lonely,
If the grey won't turn to blue,
Just know there's someone listening,
Who made it through because of you.
Your story's not over,
Your colors still gonna run.
Don't you ever stop singing,
You're still the brightest one.

Final Chorus - intimate, almost whisper
You are the star that shines bright,
Lighting up our path to better.
Despite the hurt you went through,
You're still strong enough to let the world listen.
I hear your heart break in the lyrics,
And that's why I believe in you.
Heart of gold in black and grey,
Keep giving us you.
Keep going.
Keep going.
We need you.
Wǒmen lí bù kāi nǐ [Outro]