You said turn me down So I turned me down (turn... turn... turn) Cut my laugh in half at dinner Said it filled up every room Learned to tell the shorter stories Learned to wait till you were through Wore the colours that don't show up Kept my hands down when I moved Every time you said "too much" I took a little off for you Quieter, quieter "That's better," you said Quieter, quieter Till it's only in my head You said turn me down So I turned me down Little lower every time Till I barely make a sound You said turn me down So I turned me down Now you lean in close to ask me Why I'm never around (turn... turn... turn) Friends say I don't call no more Used to be the one at night Now I'm smiling at the edges Half a step outside the light Order what you're having, always Say "whatever" when you ask Got so good at being easy I can't find the volume back Quieter, quieter "That's better," you said Quieter, quieter Till it's only in my head You said turn me down So I turned me down Little lower every time Till I barely make a sound You said turn me down So I turned me down Now you lean in close to ask me Why I'm never around You said "you've changed" Like it came from nowhere Like I didn't hand you Every notch myself You said "where'd you go?" I was right here Right here Nah— TURN ME UP TURN ME UP Every laugh I cut Every word I shut TURN ME UP TURN ME UP Give me back the sound I was turning down You said turn me down Now I'm turning up Every laugh I swallowed Coming out too much You said turn me down Now I'm turning up I was never too much You just couldn't keep up Can you hear me now?
