I stood right here with an empty hand Told don't run, don't chase, don't beg, don't demand Let it drift like smoke on quiet wind That's the rule I've lived by all my years spent I memorised every page, every perfect end Every lie that they sold as how this thing begins [Chorus] Where is love when you need it most? Where is the healing they said it holds? Where is love when you need it most? Not in the stories, not in the gold [Verse 2] They said it sews up the cracks in broken chests The only antidote for all this poison breath Said first you must learn to love the face you see Staring back cracked in the bathroom mirror glass Said only then it will finally come for me I'm still waiting, I'm still counting every last [Chorus] Where is love when you need it most? Where is the healing they said it holds? Where is love when you need it most? Not in the stories, not in the gold [Bridge] Four small letters carved into bone God wrote it, nature breathed it, every heart was born To carry it, burn with it, beat only for it We cannot breathe right, we cannot be whole without it It lifts you higher than the stars will burn It drags you deeper than the dark will turn If I could choose it I would choose it every single time But life don't hand you what you earn [Chorus] Where is love when you need it most? Where is the healing they said it holds? Where is love when you need it most? Not in the stories, not in the gold [Outro] (Instrumental Solo