There's something about silence It says more than people think You ain't gotta say it I heard you Walked in smiling Left the room colder One little pause Told me everything Asked a simple question Got a paragraph back Too much explaining Usually leaves a track Phone hit the table Screen went face down Conversation shifted When a certain name came around Said, “Ain't nothing to it” Then started proving the point I wasn't asking for a verdict I was listening to the voice Words can take a detour Bodies don't know how You can practice every answer Silence tells me now You ain't gotta say it I can hear it in the pause You ain't gotta tell me I already know because You ain't gotta say it Let the silence do its part Mouths can sell a story But the body knows the heart You ain't gotta say it I can see it in the eyes Truth doesn't need a speech A lie can't hold its shape Don't explain I got it Watch the shoulders When the question gets close Watch the hands When somebody mentions a name A room can change temperature Without moving a degree One person enters Suddenly everybody's careful Somebody laughs too hard When the subject gets near Somebody gets real quiet When the truth gets clear A compliment turns sideways A favor comes with terms A little piece of information Shows you who it serves I don't chase the meaning I let the moment breathe People reveal the most When they think nobody's reading Words can take a detour Bodies don't know how You can practice every answer Silence tells me now You ain't gotta say it I can hear it in the pause You ain't gotta tell me I already know because You ain't gotta say it Let the silence do its part Mouths can sell a story But the body knows the heart You ain't gotta say it I can see it in the eyes Truth doesn't need a speech A lie can't hold its shape I've watched a room rearrange Without a chair being moved Watched respect disappear Before anybody said a word A handshake gets shorter A welcome gets thin A question gets redirected When the wrong truth walks in People protect an image Long after the image cracks Call it keeping things private While the silence gives it back I don't need the whole story I don't need every name Give me one honest reaction And I'll remember what changed That's why I stay quiet When somebody starts to spin The more they build the story The more they let me in Words can be rehearsed Timing can't A pause can say plenty That's enough You ain't gotta say it I can hear it in the pause You ain't gotta tell me I already know because You ain't gotta say it Let the silence do its part Mouths can sell a story But the body knows the heart You ain't gotta say it I can see it in the eyes Truth doesn't need a speech A lie can't hold its shape You ain't gotta say it You ain't gotta say it I don't need an explanation When the room has said enough You ain't gotta say it I heard you
