[Verse 1] [Vocal: Intimate, quiet, almost whispering] The clock is ticking on the wall A hollow echo in the hall You’re sitting there, I’m standing here The atmosphere is cold and clear We’ve traded words for static haze In the labyrinth of these days [Chorus] [Vocal: Emotional but suppressed, deep baritone] It’s the silent treatment, loud and deep A promise that we couldn't keep The air is heavy, the embers glow With everything we'll never know A thousand screams behind the teeth Locked away and underneath The silence tells a better lie [Verse 2] I watch the tea turn cold and gray While all the reasons drift away Your eyes are fixed on something far A fading light, a dying star The space between us is a sea Where you are you, and I am me [Chorus] It’s the silent treatment, loud and deep A promise that we couldn't keep The air is heavy, the embers glow With everything we'll never know A thousand screams behind the teeth Locked away and underneath The silence tells a better lie [Bridge] [Piano becomes more haunting and sparse] [Subtle tremolo effect on the notes] Words are ghosts... Haunting the room... Ghosts of us. [Chorus] It’s the silent treatment, loud and deep A promise that we couldn't keep The air is heavy, the embers glow With everything we'll never know A thousand screams behind the teeth Locked away and underneath The silence tells a better lie
