[Intro] [Verse 1] They ask me what she meant before she’s done speaking. I make the answer easier for the ones who aren’t listening. Then they face her with my words already in their mouths. I got so good at making peace I couldn’t say what I thought. [Pre-Chorus] One day my careful voice came back as proof she’d agreed. She looked straight through my version. I heard what I’d deleted. [Chorus] No soft version. Keep her answer whole. I can’t keep turning no into something we control. No soft version. Let the silence stay. If you need her to agree, ask her. Don’t ask me. [Verse 2] The minutes say we all agreed. She reads them, looks up: “That isn’t what I said.” I know who changed the line. Three people wait for my summary. I let the pause remain. She starts again, and this time I don’t improve a thing. [Pre-Chorus] One day my careful voice came back as proof she’d agreed. I heard her answer under mine. I knew which one to keep. [Chorus] No soft version. Keep her answer whole. I can’t keep turning no into something we control. No soft version. Let the silence stay. If you need her to agree, ask her. Don’t ask me. [Bridge] There is a second after no when every face turns mine. I let the second open. I don’t fill it this time. [Final Chorus] No soft version. Keep her answer whole. I can’t keep turning no into something we control. No soft version. Let the silence stay. If you need her to agree, ask her. Don’t ask me. [Outro] Ask her. Don’t ask me. No soft version. [End]
