[Verse 1] I got stories sitting heavy on my tongue Names of people, things we’ve done Every memory tastes like metal now Every secret stitched into a vow You look at me with those warning eyes Say, “Baby, love don’t mix with lies.” But all we’ve ever done is hide Truth and bullets side by side [Pre-Chorus] I could tell the world and watch it burn But that’s a lesson I can’t unlearn [Chorus] I’m living by a code of silence Heart in love with organized violence Holding every crime between my teeth Swallow down what’s underneath ‘Cause if I speak, I’ll lose you, too And everything we’ve been through So I keep my lips shut tight, it’s true This code of silence keeps me chained to you [Verse 2] You come home with shadows in your stare Blood on your collar, smoke in your hair Ask me, “Baby, did you miss me tonight?” I say, “Of course,” but something’s not right There’s a news report humming on low Missing faces that I might know I turn it off before you see Afraid of what you’d do to me [Pre-Chorus] Truth is banging on my ribs to get out But love is stronger than my doubt [Chorus] I’m living by a code of silence Heart in love with organized violence Holding every crime between my teeth Swallow down what’s underneath ‘Cause if I speak, I’ll lose you, too And everything we’ve been through So I keep my lips shut tight, it’s true This code of silence keeps me chained to you [Bridge] In another life I’d tell it all Write your name on every wall But in this world that we designed Snitches never make it out alive So I bite my tongue till it bleeds Pray that one day you’ll set me free But we both know how this goes The only way out’s a grave of ghosts [Chorus] I’m living by a code of silence Heart in love with organized violence Holding every crime between my teeth Swallow down what’s underneath ‘Cause if I speak, I’ll lose you, too And everything we’ve been through So I keep my lips shut tight, it’s true This code of silence keeps me chained to you [Outro] One day when the sirens fade They’ll ask about the life we made I’ll smile soft, say, “I forget,” That’s the only promise I can keep yet