[Intro: spoken word] I can hear your voice in my sleep... But I like you better when you don’t speak. You love me to death—what the fuck did you say? Knife to my wrist or your lips to my neck, Pick one, I promise, I won’t beg. [Verse 1- melodic flow over eerie synth pads, building to distorted guitars] Yeah, I like you better when you don’t say shit, Silent like a grave, but I still haunt it. Pills on my tongue, I don’t wanna face it, Every word you say just makes me nauseous. You cut me deep but swear it’s love, Blood on the sheets, I’ve had enough. Tie the noose but won’t jump yet— Maybe if you shut your mouth, I’d forget. (I just like you better with your mouth shut.) [Pre-Chorus- vocal layers] "I HATE THE WAY YOU BREATHE! I HATE THE SOUND YOU MAKE! I wanna love you, but you ruin everything!" [Chorus] [Layered, distorted vocals with crushing 808s & breakdown guitars] I like you better with your mouth shut, Knife in my back, but I still crave your touch. I like you better when you disappear, Whisper in my ear, but I don’t wanna hear! (Breakdown] "SHUT IT! SHUT IT! FUCKING SHUT IT!" [Verse 2] [Chaotic trap-metal beat, rapid-fire agony] Paranoia got me seeing double, One of me wants out, the other’s in trouble. You’re the poison, I’m the drink, Toast to the death of everything. I curse your name, but I still call, Demons in the walls, they sing along. "Kill the noise," but it’s you I mean— Silence is the only peace I’ve seen. [Pre-Chorus] (Reprise)] [Vocals, half-laughing delivery] "I HATE THE WAY YOU BREATHE! I HATE THE SOUND YOU MAKE! I swear to God, I’ll make you disappear!" [Chorus Repeat with heavier instrumentation] [Add choir-like backing vocals for a haunting effect] [Verse 3] SHUT YOUR MOUTH! (I can’t take it anymore!) (Maybe I’ll jump, maybe I’ll score) I like you better when you don’t speak, (Your love’s a noose, I’m kickin’ the chair loose!) SHUT YOUR MOUTH! (I can’t fake it anymore!) (Split my veins, call it art, call it war) I like you better when you don’t breathe, (Maybe I’ll sleep—maybe forever...) [Bridge] [Sudden quiet: eerie piano, whispered vocals] Say you love me, but it sounds like a threat… I’m one bad night from being another regret. "SAY ONE MORE WORD, I DARE YOU!" (Shut your mouth, shut your mouth, SHUT YOUR-) [Spoke word] Psycho chic, razor-blade kiss, "You’re my religion"—then why do I flinch? You got me talkin’ to ghosts in the ceiling, They’re all sayin’ leave, but I stay for the feeling. [Outro] I like you better when you’re gone… But I’ll like me better when I’m nothing at all. *[Final whisper:]* "Shut it."
