[Verse 1] It’s three a.m. and the blue light’s on Scrolling through pictures from a summer that's gone Got a half-empty glass sitting right by the bed And a hundred different things that I wish I had said You’re out in the city, probably living your best While I'm fighting the ghost living out in my chest Yeah, the room is too quiet, and the air is too cold And I’m sick of the secrets that I keep getting told. [Pre-Chorus] By my pride, by my ego, by the mirror on the wall Saying I don't miss you at all Yeah, I put up a wall, I put on a show Acting like I'm ready to let you go… [Chorus] (Hard to admit) That the silence is louder than anything else (Hard to admit) That I’m losing the battle with holding it all to myself Yeah, I’m biting my tongue just to swallow my pride With the memory taking up all the space by my side Oh, it’s tearing me up piece by bit And it’s hard to admit… Yeah, it's hard to admit. [Verse 2] I saw your friend at the corner store They asked how I'm doing, what I'm doing it for I just smiled, crossed my arms, said I’m doing just fine Like you never left a footprint across the finish line Every song on the radio sounds like a trap Every memory’s a loop and I’m falling right back Into the habit of wanting you back. [Pre-Chorus] By my pride, by my ego, by the mirror on the wall Saying I don't miss you at all Yeah, I put up a wall, I put on a show Acting like I'm ready to let you go… [Chorus] (Hard to admit) That the silence is louder than anything else (Hard to admit) That I’m losing the battle with holding it all to myself Yeah, I’m biting my tongue just to swallow my pride With the memory taking up all the space by my side Oh, it’s tearing me up piece by bit And it’s hard to admit… [Bridge] [Strip back beat, synth bass only] I can lie to the world, I can lie to my friends I can tell them this story has reached its dead end I can bite down my tongue, I can swallow my pride But I can't outrun what's hiding inside No, I can't outrun you… [Build up, snare roll] Yeah, I'm breaking right through! [Synth Drop] [High-energy synth drop, heavy electronic bass groove] [Chorus] (Hard to admit) That the silence is louder than anything else (Hard to admit) That I’m losing the battle with holding it all to myself Yeah, I’m biting my tongue just to swallow my pride With the memory taking up all the space by my side Oh, it’s tearing me up piece by bit And it’s hard to admit… [Outro] Yeah, hard to admit it. Just a ghost in the room. Yeah, it's hard to admit... It's just hard to admit. [Fade out]
