[Verse 1] It’s different when it’s quiet now No background noise to drown it out Every little shift in tone Every truth I used to ghost I hear the way you say my name I catch the parts that used to fade There’s no filter left to hide it And I don’t know if I like it ⸻ [Chorus] This is the cost of quiet You don’t get to blur the lines You don’t get to miss the meaning You don’t get to call it fine Every silence says something Every look, every move This is the cost of quiet I can’t unsee the truth ⸻ [Verse 2] I see the way I play it small Where I bend just not to fall Where I stay instead of speak Just to keep a fragile peace I used to think that I was good At navigating what I should But now it’s clear I just avoid Every place I feel destroyed ⸻ 🌉 [Bridge — external + internal collision] And it’s not just me I’m seeing It’s everyone around me too The way we talk but never say it The way we act like we’re okay The way we keep it all contained Just to get through every day And now I’m here without the noise I don’t know what to do with it ⸻ [Half-Chorus — restrained, almost tired] This is the cost of quiet There’s no way to turn it off I thought silence would be peaceful I didn’t know it would be this honest ⸻ [Outro — acceptance, not resolution] I hear it all now I see it clear …so what do I do with it?
