[Verse 1]
Woke up this morning Celine , warm sunlight on my skin
But my heart’s been heavy ever since you asked me to begin
Focusing all my days on you though you got nothing to give
Still I held on tight, telling myself I’d try to live
Your eyes said “stay with me,” even when your hands were bare
I waited on your “someday,” but Shiro I don’t know where
The nights get longer and I’m walking on a wire thin
Celine, you’re wearing down the man that Malik’s always been
[Chorus]
Oh Celine, I’ve tried to love you blind through empty hands and empty time
But this old heart is wearing down and I’m getting tired pretty fast, sweetheart of mine
Yeah Celine, if love ain’t enough now I don’t know how to make it last
I’m singing blues for you baby, but I’m getting tired, getting tired real fast
[Verse 2]
I held your whispered promise like the moon held in the sky
But shadows turned you silent and your dreams forgot to rise
I drank on hope but the bottle’s empty like your fading smile
Now Malik’s pacing hallways wondering if it’s worth the while
You asked me for my heart though yours was lost in dust and ash
I tried to build a future but the wind blew out the match
Each day I give you daylight but the night just hides your face
Celine, I don’t mean to leave but I can’t stay in wasting space
[Chorus]
Oh Celine, I’ve tried to love you blind through empty hands and empty
[Chorus — Continued]
Oh Celine, I’ve tried to love you blind through empty hands and empty time
But this old heart is wearing down and I’m getting tired pretty fast, sweetheart of mine
Yeah Celine, if love ain’t enough now I don’t know how to make it last
I’m singing blues for you baby, but I’m getting tired, getting tired real fast
[Bridge]
Midnight on the freeway, I count the constellations we misplaced
I can feel the distance in the space where your breath used to stay
Maybe loving you was courage, maybe loving you was my mistake
But I can't drown the truth without losing the man Malik used to be
[Final Chorus]
Oh Celine, I’ve tried to love you blind through empty hands and empty time
But this old heart is wearing down and I’m getting tired pretty fast, sweetheart of mine
Yeah Celine, if love ain’t enough now I don’t know how to make it last
I’m singing blues for you baby, but I’m getting tired, getting tired real fast
[Outro]
So I’ll fold these quiet memories into a pocket deep and small
Walk out beneath the same sunlight that watched me rise and fall
Celine, you held a moment where a lifetime could not stand
I sing these tired love blues and let the rest fall from my hands
