[ Verse 1} Seems I've been too quiet again, sitting in my den, feeling irate because I had no way to communicate that the hour was late. When they struck another blow, this one taking its toll. [Verse 2] Sink in the kitchen chair, kettle going cold somewhere. A folded bill by the sink, I just left it there, like I leave half my words in the air. TV hums through the wall, nobody asking at all. [Chorus] And the silence, it builds like a wall in my head Every word unsaid, a brick of dread Yeah, the quiet's a cage, and I'm rattling the bars Lost in the echoes beneath these old stars [Bridge] I keep thinking if I stay still, it'll pass But my own voice gets caught in the glass Phone face down, and I don't know who to call Just me and this room getting smaller on the wall I can see where the door hit, but that isn't the worst It's how I swallowed it down till it started to hurt And I hate that I waited, I hate that I froze Now I'm staring at the mess and still don't know what to say guess that's just the way this goes [Chorus] And the silence, it builds like a wall in my head Every word unsaid, a brick of dread Yeah, the quiet's a cage, and I'm rattling the bars Lost in the echoes beneath these old stars
