[Verse 1] You and me — we used to be forever Every night, always, you and me Now I can feel you already leaving Before you say a word to me I know you think that quiet is a mercy That if we don't say it, it won't be real But I've been quiet so damn long, love I almost forgot how a true word feels [Pre-Chorus] It's all ending — and you want me to pretend That silence is the same thing as peace But quiet never saved anybody And the unsaid things don't die — they just wait underneath [Chorus] No one speaks — I know just what you're not saying So I'll do the explaining Don't tell me 'cause it hurts — I'll say it first No one speaks — we just stand here bleeding Both of us agreeing That the silence is the thing killing us first [Verse 2] Our memories keep on inviting But some of them still leave me shaking You'd rather love me in the quiet Than lose me to the words we're not saying I hold the beat — I don't hold my tongue The loudest thing I ever did was love you So if these words are the last thing I give you Then let them ring out — let them be true [Chorus] No one speaks — I know just what you're not saying So I'll do the explaining Don't tell me 'cause it hurts — I'll say it first No one speaks — we just stand here bleeding Both of us agreeing That the silence is the thing killing us first [Bridge] And as we die — both you and I — Your head's in your hands and I finally see The silence was the knife, my love Not the words that set us free So I'll speak — even if it kills me I'd rather die out loud than live quietly [Final Chorus — full build, biggest soar] No one speaks — well, somebody's got to So I'll be the one who's got to Say the thing we both have carried for years No one speaks — I know just what you're not saying So I'll do the explaining You can hate me — but at least you'll hear [Outro — quiet, just voice] No one speaks... So I will.
