Smiling Through Silence

Started with a laugh that could shake the room,

Now it's quiet static,

just me and the gloom,

Light was gold, now it's fadin' to grey,

But I'm still standin' here,

still findin' my way.

Happy was a feelin' I wore like a crown,

Now it's somethin' softer,

but it don't weigh me down,

Ain't no mask, this ain't me pretendin',

Quiet's just a chapter,

this ain't no ending.

From a laugh to a whisper,

watch the room go dim,

From the light to the shadow,

still I'm in my skin,

Happy turned to heavy,

but you can still trace,

That same smile linin' up on my face.

(mmm-mmm) Used to need the noise just to feel alive,

Now I sit in the silence,

watch the truth arrive,

Dark ain't scary when you learn its name,

Learned to breathe through it,

learned to feel the change,

Sad ain't weakness, it's just love that stayed,

Every tear's a receipt for the price I paid,

And through the fade,

through the dip, through the strange,

Same soul, same smile — I ain't rearranged.

Maybe laughter's loud 'cause it's scared of the still,

Maybe light burns bright 'cause it's runnin' from the chill,

But I stopped the runnin',

I sat with the shade,

Found out real peace

Loud to quiet… light to dark…

joy to blue… Still smilin'… 'cause that part's always true

(always true)