“When She Goes Quiet - Chances Are”

She used to tell me everything Every thought, every feeling, every fear Now she sits across the table And I can’t remember the last time I really heard her I ask her what’s wrong, she says nothing But nothing never sounds like this Nothing never fills a room Nothing never feels like a closed door I missed something And she stopped knocking [Chorus] When she goes quiet Chances are she’s been loud for a long time And nobody listened When she goes quiet Chances are she said it once, twice, maybe ten times And got tired When she goes quiet That’s not peace That’s a woman who stopped believing You were listening [Verse 2] She’s still here, that means something She didn’t leave, she just went inside Built a room where she keeps what she feels now Because the hallway used to echo And nobody came I see it now — what I called calm Was her carrying it alone What I called easy Was her learning not to ask [Chorus] When she goes quiet Chances are she’s been loud for a long time And nobody listened When she goes quiet Chances are she said it once, twice, maybe ten times And got tired When she goes quiet That’s not peace That’s a woman who stopped believing You were listening [Bridge] The story she’s carrying Is not that she doesn’t love you It’s that love stopped feeling safe enough To say out loud You can change that One conversation at a time You still have time She’s still here [Outro] When she goes quiet Go find her She’s not gone She’s waiting to see If this time You’ll stay (Pause) And remember, you are extraordinary