[Intro] [Instrumental] A distant pulse, one guitar note, then the room opens wide [Verse 1] [Vocal Style: male, low and hollow] The days rise like water past the bedroom glass New colors bloom where the old ones passed I wear this altered world beneath my skin But every place I reach is only me again [Pre-Chorus] [Vocal Style: female, fragile and airy; male harmonies enter] Every night I turn toward your side Like your name might still be there I tell myself I’m doing fine Then the truth comes up for air [Chorus] [Both vocals, explosive and melodic] I’m drowning in silence No one hears me fall I’m getting farther from you Through these paper walls My voice is fading Till there’s nothing left at all I’m drowning, drowning in silence Can you hear me call? [Verse 2] [Vocal Style: female, intimate and wounded] I take the long way past the corner store Count every step to keep from wanting more I learned to disappear before they leave Still every locked door knows what I believe [Pre-Chorus] [Both vocals, building] Every word I keep inside Turns heavy underneath my ribs I reach for you, the signal dies And I forget what reaching is [Chorus] [Both vocals, bigger with stacked harmonies] I’m drowning in silence No one hears me fall I’m getting farther from you Through these paper walls My voice is fading Till there’s nothing left at all I’m drowning, drowning in silence Can you hear me call? [Bridge] [Vocal Style: female, raw and breaking; bare guitar and sparse harp] Maybe if I hold my breath The noise will lose my name Maybe if I vanish from the frame You won’t have to watch me change [Vocal Style: male, whispered overlap] Not enough Nobody cares You never were Someone hear me Don’t disappear [Instrumental Break] [Extreme bass drop, massive electronic and guitar swell, no vocals] [Final Chorus] [Both vocals, biggest version, layered octave harmony] I’m drowning in silence No one hears me fall I’m getting farther from you Through these paper walls My voice is fading Till there’s nothing left at all I’m drowning, drowning in silence But I still want you to call [Outro] [Vocal Style: female, fading over clean electric guitar] Can you hear me? Can you hear me? I’m still here
