Burn the Silence

[Arrangement: Keep Minimal Changes] [tape saturation, subtle analog warmth] Verse 1 You talk in riddles, then you shut me out I choke on the quiet, it’s a poison sound Walls closing in, I can’t breathe in here Every word I swallow just fuels the fear Chorus If you won’t listen, I’ll burn the silence down Light a fire in the quiet, make you hear me now Every scream I buried’s breaking through the ground If you won’t listen, I’ll burn the silence down Verse 2 I’ve been invisible, I’ve been erased Carved out my heart just to leave no trace But the ashes whisper what you wouldn’t see And the flames are rising, coming back for me Chorus If you won’t listen, I’ll burn the silence down Light a fire in the quiet, make you hear me now Every scream I buried’s breaking through the ground If you won’t listen, I’ll burn the silence down Bridge The quiet cuts deeper than a sharpened blade I’m done being buried in the mess we made I’ll torch every shadow, I’ll set it alight You can’t ignore the fire screaming in the night Final Chorus If you won’t listen, I’ll burn the silence down Light a fire in the quiet, make you hear me now Every scream I buried’s breaking through the ground If you won’t listen, I’ll burn the silence down I’ll burn the silence down