Say Nothing

[Intro] [Room tone, low bass pulse, one dry vocal] [Almost no melody] Go ahead. Don’t say it. [Verse 1] [Sparse drums enter, vocal cool and intimate] You almost said sorry I felt it hit your teeth Pulled it back so quickly You left it here with me He almost said stay But waited one beat too long You both heard the breathing Neither one moved on You call this awkward Like I came here on my own I wasn’t in the room Till you left me all that space [Pre-Chorus] [Bass deepens, drums disappear] Every word you swallow Has to go somewhere [Pause] Leave it there. [Chorus] [Heavy low-end bloom, simple hypnotic melody] Say nothing I’ll keep it Every little thing You couldn’t let out Say nothing I can feel it Sitting on your tongue Till you shut your mouth You can wait You can let it get cold Don’t say it now It’s mine already [Verse 2] [Dry kick returns, faint distorted room noise] You said “fine” That one was easy Dropped it on the floor Like neither one could see it He grabbed his coat You watched his hands Wanted him to turn around Never gave the command Door shut slow Then the whole room changed Funny how much louder I get when someone leaves Now you’re saying everything With nobody there to hear it [Pre-Chorus] Every word you swallow Has to go somewhere [Low vocal] I’m still here. [Chorus] Say nothing I’ll keep it Every little thing You couldn’t let out Say nothing I can feel it Sitting on your tongue Till you shut your mouth You can wait You can let it get cold Don’t say it now It’s mine already [Bridge] [Near-silence, only sub-bass and room tone] [Vocal extremely close, almost comforting] You blame me for the distance I never asked for it You built me One unfinished sentence at a time [Long pause] And now you want me gone? [Soft bass hit] Say it. [Silence] Thought so. [Final Chorus] [Lead remains singular, slightly more exposed] Say nothing I’ll keep it All the little things You couldn’t let out Say nothing I can feel it You’ve been feeding me Every time you shut down You can wait You can let it get old Don’t say it now It’s mine already [Outro] [Everything drops away] You almost said it. [Pause] Almost.