Silence like Scripture

[Verse 1] I read your silence like scripture Hands shaking over the screen Every blank space a prophecy Every pause saying things you don’t mean I make a church out of typing dots I make a god out of gone I take one unanswered message And I build the end of the world on it There’s a sermon in the static There’s a choir in the blue light I keep refreshing the altar Like it might resurrect you tonight You’re probably just sleeping You’re probably just tired But my head lights every candle And calls the smoke a sign [Chorus] Silence like scripture I read what isn’t there Turn a gap into a gospel Turn a breath into a prayer Silence like scripture I kneel where you withdrew I keep making holy meanings Out of nothing you meant to do I know the shape of waiting I know the weight of almost I know how absence opens Like a mouth full of ghosts [Verse 2] I learned young to listen For the sound beneath the sound If love left the room quietly I could still track where it went down So now I study every quiet Like a scholar and a crime Put red string through your pauses Till the pattern looks like mine You send one ordinary silence And I turn pale with proof Like the sky has filed a verdict Like the floor forgot the truth [Chorus] Silence like scripture I read what isn’t there Turn a gap into a gospel Turn a breath into a prayer Silence like scripture I kneel where you withdrew I keep making holy meanings Out of nothing you meant to do [Verse 3] I annotate the empty I underline the air I make footnotes out of minutes Like the missing answer’s there I don’t want to be this fluent In the language of neglect I don’t want to call it instinct When it’s fear around my neck Maybe you were only quiet Maybe I was only scared Maybe silence is just silence Till I make a bible there But my hands still know the ritual And my ribs still know the pew And I still confuse the waiting With the losing of you [Chorus] Silence like scripture I read what isn’t there Turn a gap into a gospel Turn a breath into a prayer Silence like scripture I kneel where you withdrew I keep making holy meanings Out of nothing you meant to do [Bridge] So I close the glowing chapel Let the phone go dark at last Try to leave the blank space empty Try to let the silence pass But somewhere in my bloodstream There’s a boy who still believes Every pause contains a warning Every quiet means they’ll leave I read your silence like scripture Hands shaking over the screen Every blank space a prophecy Every pause saying things you don’t mean