When the Silence Hurts

metal, Slow, weighty nu-metal groove with detuned guitars and roomy live drums; verses start sparse with palm-muted riffs and intimate male/female call-and-response, bass pulsing in the gut, Pre-chorus tightens with tom-driven build, then chorus detonates into a huge duet—open chords, soaring harmonies, and wide, reverb-kissed shouts, Bridge strips to clean guitars and whispered vocals before a final, anthemic chorus with stacked gang-style harmonies, male vocals, female vocals, nu metal, slow

Shadows on the ceiling Clock hands drag like chains Empty as the doorway You don’t say my name Every quiet minute Feels like it could crack I’m staring at the distance You’re staring at your past You say that you’re “just tired” I hear “I’m giving up” Two mugs in the kitchen Both chipped Both stuck You turn away I turn to stone How did we get So far from home? When the silence hurts Say my name Don’t hide We are more than all The breaks and crooked lines I’ll hold the weight If your hope feels cursed Breathe into the dark When the silence hurts I’m tracing old disasters In ink beneath my skin Afraid that if you knew them You’d finally cave in I’ve seen your storms in daylight They never made me run I’m not here for the “perfect” I’m here for what we’ve done You drop your guard I drop my pride Two trembling hands Reach through the quiet When the silence hurts Say my name Don’t hide We are more than all The breaks and crooked lines I’ll hold the weight If your hope feels cursed Breathe into the dark When the silence hurts If your voice shakes Let it shake into mine (into mine) If your faith fades I will leave on the light (leave on the light) We’re cracked We’re stained But the frame still holds This home These hearts Still worth the war When the silence hurts Say my name Don’t hide We are more than all The breaks and crooked lines I’ll hold the weight If your hope feels cursed We’ll scream through the dark Till the silence bursts I’m with you I’m here When the silence hurts (hey!)

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