Cuts Both Ways

Verse 1

I beg for the quiet when the world gets loud,

Dream of slipping out the back door, far from the crowd.

But when the shadows stretch long and the room turns cold,

I choke on every echo of the stories I never told.

Verse 2

I swear I want the stillness, the peace of being unseen—

Till I’m staring at the walls, and they’re staring back at me.

The silence wraps around me like a lover with sharp teeth,

Kissing me gently while it pulls the breath beneath.

Chorus

I crave the dark, then run from the night,

Want to disappear, but need someone to fight.

I scream for space, then bleed for touch—

I’m too numb for little, too hungry for much.

Loneliness whispers my name in waves…

Yeah, silence cuts both ways.

Verse 3

I hide from connection though I’m dying to be known,

Build my fortress tall, then hate being alone.

There’s comfort in the quiet, till the quiet starts to speak—

Telling me truths I only hear when I’m weak.

Verse 4

Some nights I light a candle just to feel less like a ghost,

Some nights I swear the darkness is the one I trust the most.

But either way I’m falling through the cracks of my own mind,

Longing for an exit only loneliness can find.

Chorus

I crave the dark, then run from the night,

Want to disappear, but need someone to fight.

I scream for space, then bleed for touch—

I’m too numb for little, too hungry for much.

Loneliness whispers my name in waves…

Yeah, silence cuts both ways.

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Bridge (soft → breaking open)

I don’t know what I’m running from tonight—

The noise, the world… or my need to feel alright.

Every time I breathe, the emptiness stays…

I guess I’m tangled in the space between wanting and being afraid.

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Final Chorus (heavier, more desperate)

I crave the dark, then run from the night,

Swear I’m okay, then hold on too tight.

I beg for distance, then pray you’ll stay—

I’m losing myself in the push and the sway.

Loneliness sings me to sleep like a blade…

Yeah, silence still cuts both ways.