[Intro — amp hum / clean guitar] Too loud? For who? ⸻ [Verse 1] Your hand reached over Turned the stereo down Not because the phone rang Not because you needed something You just said “Do you always need it this loud?” I laughed Like it meant nothing Then noticed You did the same thing When I talked ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Lower your voice Change your tone Not here Not now Don’t make a thing of it— [Rest] Funny phrase ⸻ [Chorus] Your hand on the volume Your hand on the room Every little correction Teaching me how much of myself You could comfortably use Your hand on the volume Turning everything down I spent too long mistaking Being easier to manage For being loved well So move your hand— I like it loud ⸻ [Verse 2] You hated certain dresses Without saying “don’t wear them” You just asked “Are you sure?” Three times You disliked certain friends Without saying “stop seeing them” You just went quiet Until going out Cost more energy than staying in ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Nothing dramatic That was the trick Just little adjustments Repeated until I started making them Before you could ⸻ [Chorus] Your hand on the volume Your hand on the room Every little correction Teaching me how much of myself You could comfortably use Your hand on the volume Turning everything down I spent too long mistaking Being easier to manage For being loved well So move your hand— I like it loud ⸻ [Bridge — instruments reduce] I am not difficult Because I disagree I am not excessive Because I take up space I am not disrespectful Because my answer Is still no After you ask differently [Build] And I am done Watching myself From across the room Wondering Which version of me You’ll permit tonight ⸻ [Heavy lift] Turn it back up [Sustained belt] A-a-a-all the way— [Descending melisma] ⸻ [Final Chorus] No hand on the volume No hand on the room No more quiet little edits To make me fit Your preferred version of the truth No hand on the volume I know exactly how I sound And if being fully myself Is too much for you— Then you were never asking For love You were asking For less ⸻ [Outro — ringing chord] I like it loud.
