Quiet like that

You sat down like nothing was wrong

I smiled like I do when I know what’s coming on

You spoke low — the kind that bends a line

And I felt myself drift just for a second of time

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You said, “You don’t have to stay the night

Just lay down, we’ll be fine”

But I’ve heard comfort sound like that

Too quiet to fight back

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You want me to get in your bed just to lay it to rest

Like holding me could settle all the unrest

But I’ve got a voice that still shakes when I speak

And a part of me I promised I would keep

So I stayed where I sat

And let the silence stay quiet like that

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Your hand reached out but didn’t land

You always touch soft — like you understand

But softness isn’t safety every time

And I don’t owe peace just because you’re kind

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You think love is what this is

But love doesn’t ask like this

I’m not saying you meant it cruel

But I know when I’m being used

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You want me to get in your bed just to lay it to rest

To press pause on the ache sitting deep in your chest

But I’m not a cure, I’m not a guess

And my no is just as sacred as the rest

So I stayed where I sat

And let the silence stay quiet like that

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Maybe in another light, another year

I wouldn’t have felt the need to disappear

But I’ve learned the cost of uh going along

When you’re not sure you noo

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You want me to get in your bed just to lay it to rest

But what’su broken in you won’t heal in my dress

I still care, I still ache — yes

But I won’t mistake need for tenderness

So I stood up at last

And let the silence wow eI we stay quiet like that