(Verse 1) I’ve been living in the library voice Walking on eggshells by somebody else's choice Keep it agreeable, keep it contained Don't act too wild, don't act too pained. I'm the faded wallpaper at the back of the hall Waiting for a curtain call that never calls Nodding along like a bobblehead doll While I’m screaming on the inside. (Pre-Chorus) But there’s a static buzzing in my veins A rising pressure rattling the windowpanes It’s climbing up my throat, it’s getting tight I think I’m gonna blow tonight. (Chorus) (Full band explodes in—heavy guitars, crashing cymbals) So crack the sky and tear the ceiling down I’m sick of being the quietest ghost in town Turn the amplifiers up to ten Until you feel the vibration on your skin I don't want a whisper, I don't want a crowd Just for once, dammit, let me be loud! (Verse 2) I bit my tongue until the taste was iron red Swallowed every single fiery word I said Politeness is a cage that’s built so small There’s no room left for me inside at all. You love the silence, it makes you feel secure But I am the sickness, and noise is the cure. (Pre-Chorus) Yeah, the static is buzzing in my veins The pressure is shattering the windowpanes It’s climbing up my throat, it’s getting tight Watch me blow tonight! (Chorus) So crack the sky and tear the ceiling down I’m sick of being the quietest ghost in town Turn the amplifiers up to ten Until you feel the vibration on your skin I don't want a whisper, I don't want a crowd Just for once, dammit, let me be loud! (Bridge) (Music drops out suddenly to just a thumping kick drum and bass. Vocals are low, intense, almost spoken.) It’s not anger. It’s just evidence. Evidence that I am here. (Guitar starts building noise—a long, rising screech) I need to shatter the atmosphere. Before I disappear. Before I disappear! (Drum fill builds to a crescendo) (Guitar Solo - fast, chaotic, and noisy) (Chorus) (Maximum Volume) Crack the sky and tear the ceiling down I’m sick of being the quietest ghost in town Turn the amplifiers up to ten Until you feel the vibration on your skin I don't want a whisper, I don't want a crowd Just for once, dammit, let me be loud! (Outro) Let it ring out! Let it ring out! Can you hear me now? (Instruments crash and hold on a final, dissonant chord while amp feedback squeals and then fades slowly into silence)
