[Verse 1] The world stopped asking questions When I finally stood still No sirens in the distance No voice to bend my will The noise that kept me breathing Fell quiet in my chest And I couldn’t tell the difference Between relief and rest I laid my armor in the corner Like it never fit my skin I felt the ache of standing naked With nothing left to win [Chorus] There’s a weight in the quiet Heavier than the fight When no one’s left to blame And the dark feels polite I don’t need to be rescued I don’t need to be right I just sit with the silence And the weight of the quiet [Verse 2] I thought peace would feel like healing Like the closing of a door But it sounds like unfinished breathing On an empty floor All the battles I imagined All the wars I never chose They dissolved into a moment Where I finally let go No hands reached out to save me No voice told me who I am Just the echo of my heartbeat Learning how to stand [Bridge] If this calm is not forgiveness If this stillness doesn’t last Let me stay here just a second Without dragging up the past [Chorus] There’s a weight in the quiet But it doesn’t ask for blood It just asks me to be present Where I once ran from I don’t need a revelation I don’t need a sign I am breathing in the silence I am holding time
