[Intro – soft piano + distant texture, filtered] [Clean Male – restrained] I used to wait for something to answer Holding my breath like it made it matter Said every word I was taught to say But the silence never changed [Verse 1 – groove builds, bass enters, light drums] I remember staring at the ceiling as a kid Hands together, hoping something out there lived Saying words I didn’t understand, just in case If something’s listening, don’t let me drift away I waited for a feeling, waited for a sign Thought the quiet meant I just needed time But time kept moving, nothing ever came Same empty sky, just a different day [Pre-Chorus – tension lift] I thought the quiet meant I wasn’t loud enough Now I know… I was talking into dust [Chorus – full impact, melodic, driving] I’m talking but nothing replies Like the world cut the line Every word just dies in the air Like nobody’s there I don’t scream, I don’t fight I just sit with the quiet If silence is all I get back Then I know I’m on mute [Verse 2 – heavier groove, more edge] Got older, stopped asking, stopped reaching up Not because I healed — I just gave it up You can only knock on a door so long Before you realize nobody’s home They say “have faith, you just gotta believe” But belief means nothing if it never speaks I gave it time, I gave it trust All I got back was the same dead hush [Pre-Chorus 2] Maybe something hears me, just won’t respond Or maybe there was never anything beyond Either way… it ends the same I learned to live without hearing my name [Chorus – stronger, layered] I’m talking but nothing replies Like the world cut the line Every word just dies in the air Like nobody’s there I don’t scream, I don’t fight I just sit with the quiet If silence is all I get back Then I know I’m on mute [Bridge – drop, piano + sub, then build] The lack of a response… is the response No signal, no voice, just a break in the pulse If something was there, it already chose To leave me alone in the echo We’re just dust… drifting through nothing Screaming to something that never was coming [Final Chorus – biggest moment, still controlled, no screaming spam] I’m talking but nothing replies Like the world cut the line Even heaven stays quiet tonight Like I’m not in sight I don’t scream, I don’t fight I just sit with the quiet If silence is all I get back Then I know I’m on mute [Outro – stripped, fading] I don’t ask anymore Not because I found peace But because I already know
