[VERSE 1 — low, twitchy] Turn it up I hear too much Every little Tick Click Scratch In the walls In my head In the space Beside my bed Shut my eyes— There it is. Shut my mouth— It gets loud. [PRE-CHORUS — building] Noise I need noise Anything Anything— DON’T LET IT GET QUIET. [CHORUS — huge, melodic, bouncing] KILL THE QUIET MAKE IT LOUD I DON’T WANNA HEAR WHAT’S CRAWLING OUT BREAK THE SILENCE SHAKE THE ROOM IF I CAN’T HEAR MYSELF— I CAN’T HEAR YOU KILL THE QUIET. [POST-CHORUS — riff hits] QUIET. (hit) QUIET. (hit-hit) DON’T— GET— QUIET. [VERSE 2 — bass-led, crooked] TV on Fan on high Anything To fill the night Hum Buzz Static Hiss I can still Hear it through this Little voice Behind my teeth Getting louder When I breathe Shhh— … There. You hear that? [PRE-CHORUS] Noise I need noise Anything Anything— DON’T LET IT GET QUIET. [CHORUS] KILL THE QUIET MAKE IT LOUD I DON’T WANNA HEAR WHAT’S CRAWLING OUT BREAK THE SILENCE SHAKE THE ROOM IF I CAN’T HEAR MYSELF— I CAN’T HEAR YOU KILL THE QUIET. [BREAKDOWN — everything drops] (whisper) Turn it off. … No. (whisper) Turn it off. … NO. [8-STRING DROP] MAKE SOME FUCKING NOISE. KILL— THE— QUI— ET. [DEAD STOP] (whisper) Too quiet. [FINAL CHORUS — desperate] KILL THE QUIET MAKE IT LOUD I CAN FEEL IT COMING OUT BREAK THE SILENCE SHAKE THE ROOM IF THE NOISE STOPS— IT GETS THROUGH KILL THE QUIET! [OUTRO] Static… Breathing… (whisper) Don’t turn it off.
