Swallowed in Silence

[Verse 1 – Soft, trembling] I walked in shadows, always behind Spoke with a whisper, not one kind mind Looked through like smoke, just a shade on the wall Like I never existed, no meaning at all She found me broken, knelt by the flame Said, “Don’t say a word,” and I did just the same Her hands so warm, but her eyes like frost And with every soft hush, another piece lost ⸻ [Chorus – Brooding, building] Swallowed in silence, smothered in grace Her touch was a coffin, her kiss was a cage I reached for salvation, a voice in the dark But she buried my scream with a hand on my heart They never saw me, not then, not now A ghost in confession, I don’t know how I gave her my breath just to feel like a man But she took it and left me… Right where I stand ⸻ [Verse 2 – Growing more dramatic] The cross behind us, a joke in the gloom A prayer on my lips, but my mouth is her tomb I begged with my eyes, I wept with my skin But she drew me in deeper and deeper within My sins weren’t many, just aching and bare But her silence was scripture, and I… said a prayer Forgive me, oh Father, for failing to fight But her lullaby silence felt almost… right ⸻ [Chorus – Louder, desperate] Swallowed in silence, cloaked in her veil No jury, no judgment, just love grown pale I died in her arms with my soul wide awake While the world saw her beauty, they missed my ache No one remembers the boy who bled slow Who begged for a witness—but no one said no They all saw her roses, not the thorns in her hand And I faded away… Right where I stand ⸻ [Bridge – Quiet and chilling] So if you feel fingers soft on your chin And a hush in the dark just before it begins Don’t look in her eyes, don’t follow her breath For silence, my friend, is the mask of death ⸻ [Final Chorus – Barely whispered, like a ghost] Swallowed in silence… I never was loud Now I dance in the stillness, lost in the crowd If I vanished tonight, no soul would demand… For I’m still invisible… Right where I stand.