THE QUIET PART VINCE CALIBER [Intro — piano and wordless female vocal] [Female vocal — melodic, no words] (Mmm, ahh) [Vince — low spoken voice] Funny thing about a crowded room… Nobody hears what they saying. [Verse 1 — laid-back, precise pocket] Corner booth, black coffee, quarter past ten Same cats talking millions, borrowing tens One flashing his watch, got a bill past due One calling everybody brother, but he got no crew Bartender wiping glasses, knows every disguise Can spot a broken promise by the look in your eyes Girl by the window got a suitcase packed Man across the table saying, “Baby, come back” He ain’t asking what she needs, just what he might lose I can tell from how she’s sitting she already chose See, I learned not to judge from the shine on a shoe It’s the things folks don’t say that tell you what’s true [Pre-Hook — piano drops to bass] Smile for the picture, play your part But the truth got a rhythm when the talking stops [Hook — dry Vince lead, female wordless answer] Everybody talking loud, I hear the quiet part You can paint a pretty face, can’t repaint a heart Whole room playing roles, I can tell ’em apart Everybody talking loud, I hear the quiet part [Female vocal — wordless melodic answer] (Ooh, ooh) [Verse 2 — slightly tighter flow] Homie at the bar got a trophy on his phone Scroll past the family that he never goes home to Says he wants peace, keep a war in his chest Can’t sleep through the night in a five-star bed I used to want the table, every bottle, every light Thought applause was the same as somebody getting it right Now I pay my own tab and I leave when I’m done Ain’t gotta win every argument to know that I won Lady playing piano with her eyes shut tight Like she’s telling her whole life without saying a line That right there worth more than the jewelry in the room Some folks fill up the silence, some give silence a tune [Pre-Hook — snare cuts out] You can sell the whole world your favorite part But the truth got a rhythm when the talking stops [Hook — fuller drums, female wordless answer] Everybody talking loud, I hear the quiet part You can paint a pretty face, can’t repaint a heart Whole room playing roles, I can tell ’em apart Everybody talking loud, I hear the quiet part [Female vocal — wordless melodic answer] (Ooh, ooh) [Bridge — piano solo, Vince spoken-rapped] Then the lights come up and the masks come down Everybody look different when there ain’t no crowd Bartender says, “You don’t say much, do you?” I said, “I say enough. That’s why I heard you.” [Final Hook — bass and drums return] Everybody talking loud, I hear the quiet part You can paint a pretty face, can’t repaint a heart Whole room playing roles, I can tell ’em apart Everybody talking loud, I hear the quiet part [Outro — piano, wordless female voice] [Vince — nearly whispered] Ain’t everything gotta be said. [Female vocal] (Mmm, ahh)
