Silent Man Standing

I sit here in the static,

watching you move through the room,

Wearing that easy confidence while I’m heavy with the gloom.

You talk so loud and open,

living out in the light,

While I count all my secrets in the middle of the night.

My voice drops an octave every time you draw near,

Chest tight with the weight of everything you’ll never hear.

You call me your brother,

your steady ground,

While my heart’s making noise you don't hear a sound.

’Cause everything I can't say,

you scream out so free,

You walk through the fire that’s burning down me.

A deep, quiet heartbreak,

a low-register ache, Carrying a love that I know would break The

only piece of you I get to keep— So I let you

talk, and I suffer deep.

You tell me about the guys who didn't treat you right,

And I hold my tongue,

holding you through the night.

My hands stay steady,

but my chest is a cage,

Reading your story while I hide my own page.

You can pull off the honesty,

you wear it on your skin,

While I lock all the deadbolts and keep it all in.

’Cause everything I can't say,

you scream out so free,

You walk through the fire that’s burning down me.

A deep, quiet heartbreak,

a low-register ache, Carrying a love that I know would break

The only piece of you I get to keep— So I let

you talk, and I suffer deep.

(Loop 1 - Low Baritone) Locked inside...

(Loop 2 - Chest Voice Double) Standing right by your side...

(Loop 3 - High Tenor Harmony)

Hiding in plain sight...

You got the courage to break every wall,

I’m just the shadow that catches your fall.

So keep speaking for the both of us,

loud and clear... And I’ll stay the silent man standing right here.