THE SOUND OF SILENCE

[Verse 1]
I don’t choose silence ‘cause I’m weak,
I’ve just learned that words don’t speak
to hearts too busy judging noise,
not pausing long to hear my voice.
I’ve tried, I’ve cried, I’ve begged the skies,
but silence holds me when truth dies.

[Chorus]
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
In the silence, I’m alive.
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
Where my soul no longer hides.
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
Every hush is where I heal.
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
In this quiet, I am real.

[Verse 2]
The world’s too loud to hear me break,
too fast to see the toll it takes.
They speak like they’ve read all my pages,
but skipped the pain between the phrases.
So I retreat into the hush,
where I can feel, but never rush.

[Chorus]
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
In the silence, I’m alive.
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
Where my soul no longer hides.
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
Every hush is where I heal.
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
In this quiet, I am real.

[Bridge]
I speak to shadows on my wall,
They answer better than them all.
I tell the moon what I can’t say,
and she reflects my heart each day.
No echo, no need to pretend
just me and silence, my oldest friend.

[Chorus – soft and fading]
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
When the tears begin to fall,
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
I let the silence catch them all.
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
Not weakness, but my grace
Hmmmm, hmmmm…
The quiet is my sacred place.

[Outro – whispered or hummed only]
Hmmmm, hmmmm… hmmmm, hmmmm…

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