Verse 1 I learned the weight of empty rooms Where answers die before they bloom I folded words behind my teeth And called it peace, called it relief I made myself a smaller sound So nothing fragile would be found I stood still while the world moved on Convincing myself I was strong Pre-Chorus Every pause carved out my name Every breath erased the flame Chorus I paid in pieces I can’t reclaim For every truth I left unnamed I stayed quiet to survive the fall But silence took more than it spared at all Verse 2 Time taught me how to disappear How not to need, how not to fear I wore restraint like second skin Letting the quiet settle in I mistook calm for being whole Mistook control for saving soul But something faded every year A voice I barely recognized as mine was here Pre-Chorus Every moment sealed away Built a distance I couldn’t escape Chorus I paid in pieces I can’t reclaim For every truth I left unnamed I stayed quiet to survive the fall But silence took more than it spared at all Bridge No scream, no mark upon the floor Just echoes thinning at the core I didn’t break — I slowly bent Until I forgot what I meant Final Chorus I paid in pieces I can’t reclaim For every truth I left unnamed I stayed quiet to survive it all But silence was the highest cost of all Outro What I didn’t say still breathes in me A ghost I taught myself to be
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