Tongue Tied Blues

Verse 1

I got a habit that rides me, won’t loosen its grip,

Feels like I swear it off, then I let it slip.

Every promise sounds honest when it leaves my head,

But I’m standing in the evening with a morning I said.

Verse 2

I got big old dreams leaning hard on my back,

Got old old pain pulling me off the track.

They meet in the middle, start calling my name,

I reach for tomorrow, but I end up the same.

Chorus

So now I just close my mouth, let the seconds go by,

Learned the quiet can hurt less than the sound of goodbye.

Yeah, I hold my breath when I feel it arise,

Silence is better than regret in my eyes.

Verse 3

I don’t mean no harm when I open my door,

But something rushes out I can’t call back anymore.

I watch it take shape before I can choose,

Then I carry the weight of what I didn’t mean to lose.

Chorus

So now I just close my mouth, keep my hands at my side,

Some truths need time, some wounds need to hide.

Yeah, I count every word like it’s thin broken glass,

Silence is better than letting it smash.

Bridge

There’s a voice in the mirror that knows every scar,

Says change ain’t a switch, it’s a walk in the dark.

You don’t win by talking, you don’t lose by the wait,

Sometimes staying still is how you shift your fate.

Verse 4

I ain’t saying I’m better, I ain’t saying I’m clean,

Just trying to be honest about what’s in between.

If I speak, let it matter, if I don’t, let it heal,

Learning when nothing is the truest thing to feel.

Final Chorus

So now I just close my mouth, let the moment decide,

I’ve burned too many bridges just trying to survive.

Yeah, I’m standing right here with the urge and the doubt,

Silence is better than words I can’t take back out.

Outro

One day I’ll speak softer, with nothing to prove,

Till then I’ll let the quiet teach me how to move.