Brittle little smile
Pretty petrol eyes
We keep our shadows locked up here inside

Try not to offend or to disappoint them
Write them letters you'll never send

Oh, they stay in shadows, all the heartbreakers
Oh, they stay in shadows, all the troublemakers
It’s always the quiet ones

And don’t show that you’re hurt
You won’t be the first
To hide the bruises there under your shirt

Oh, and your secret’s safe with me
So admit your complicity
You write them words that they will never read

Oh, they stay in shadows, all the heartbreakers
Oh, they stay in shadows, all the troublemakers
It’s always the quiet ones