I kept it quiet I kept it small Now turn it up And break it all I learned to smile when I wanted to shout Learned every way to keep everything down Held every word at the back of my teeth Till I forgot what they sounded like free But something's moving under my skin A little louder every second within No more waiting for somebody's sign If I have a voice, then tonight it is mine I feel it rising I feel it hit No more silence This is it Break the silence Let me hear it come alive Break the silence I have never felt this high Every word I swallowed Every sound I left behind Break the silence Tonight the voice is mine Now every step has a weight of its own I don't need anyone leading me home All of the walls that were keeping me still Look so much smaller from here than they did I don't need anger I don't need blame I only needed to say my own name Louder than fear and clear enough now I know exactly what I came here to shout Turn it down Just for a second Let me hear My own breath Let me hear My own heart Now— One voice Getting louder One spark Turning brighter No holding back No standing still If I can feel it Everyone will Break the silence Let me hear it come alive Break the silence I have never felt this high Every word I swallowed Every sound I left behind Break the silence Tonight the voice is mine Louder Louder I can hear myself now Louder Louder Nothing's holding me down I kept it quiet Long enough Now hear me
