[Verse 1] The silence in this house had its own sound A careful rhythm, walking hollow ground I learned the chords that everybody knew To hide the quiet parts I couldn't get to I was a melody I couldn't find A faded lyric, lost inside my mind [Pre-Chorus] You didn't see the fortress, or the walls I'd made You just heard the music the silence betrayed [Chorus] And you started to sing my oldest song The one I swore that I'd forgotten for so long Like you were reading from a page I wrote in youth And all I could do was listen to the truth And slowly, slowly start to sing along [Verse 2] I learned the harmonies of saying, "I'm alright" And held the quiet dissonances of the night My laugh was practiced, my smile was a key Unlocking doors to a life that wasn't me I was a stranger, playing a part so well Trapped inside the echo of a silent bell [Bridge] Now the dust motes dance in sunlit air There’s a new vibration everywhere You didn't fix the cracks, you didn't mend the strings You just reminded my own soul how it sings And this isn't a performance, this isn't a lie It’s just the sound of you and I [Final Chorus] 'Cause you started to sing my oldest song The one I swore that I'd forgotten for so long And now we're singing in a harmony so true And all I ever want to do is sing along with you Yeah, all I ever want is to sing along with you [Outro] My oldest song... [Whispered] Sing it along...
