The Silence Has Teeth

[Verse 1] You never slammed the door You never raised your voice You only moved the pieces And called the ending choice You smiled across the table Like nothing here had changed But every empty sentence Had already been arranged [Pre-Chorus] I heard what you didn't say Louder than a warning Some truths don't need a name To keep you up till morning [Chorus] The silence has teeth And I can feel them now Buried underneath Every careful vow You don't have to cut me You don't have to speak I know what lives between us The silence has teeth [Verse 2] There was a glass between us Half empty, going warm You watched the rain against it Like you were watching storms I waited for confession You waited for the end Funny how betrayal Can still sound like a friend [Chorus] The silence has teeth And I can feel them now Buried underneath Every careful vow You don't have to cut me You don't have to speak I know what lives between us The silence has teeth [Bridge] So keep your perfect reasons Keep your measured tone Keep pretending mercy Is leaving me alone I won't beg for answers I won't ask you why Some things become clearer When nobody even lies [Refrain] No scream No fight No final scene tonight No blame No plea Just what you couldn't say to me [Final Chorus] The silence has teeth But it won't have me I finally see What you hoped I'd never see You don't have to cut me You don't have to speak I walked out through the quiet Before it swallowed me The silence has teeth The silence has teeth But tonight It doesn't feed on me [End]