Now that your quiet

Verse 1

You used to hum under your breath

When the night got too loud for sleep

Now there’s only the sound of stillness

And secrets the silence keeps

I leave the porch light on at dusk

Like maybe you'll find your way

But all that's left are echoes

Of things we forgot to say

Pre-Chorus

I tried to hold you like water

But you slipped through anyway

Chorus

Now that you’re quiet, I hear you the most

In the spaces between every word I wrote

You're a ghost in the halls, a breath in the cold

Not gone, just not something I get to hold

And I don’t blame you, I never could

Even the stars leave when they’ve done all they should

Verse 2

Your jacket still hangs by the door

Like it’s waiting to feel your skin

I still flinch at your favorite song

And pretend I’m okay again

I learned how to smile in mirrors

But it never quite reaches my eyes

Turns out goodbye doesn’t whisper

It just lingers and never dies

Pre-Chorus

You left like a season

And I'm still stuck in July

Chorus

Now that you’re quiet, I hear you the most

In the spaces between every word I wrote

You're a ghost in the halls, a breath in the cold

Not gone, just not something I get to hold

And I don’t blame you, I never could

Even the stars leave when they’ve done all they should

Bridge

If love is a lesson, I failed every test

Still tracing your name on the side of my chest

And if you’re somewhere softer, I hope it feels light

I’ll meet you in dreams when I turn out the light

Final Chorus

Now that you’re quiet, I hear you so clear

Not in your voice—just in everything here

You're a ghost in the halls, but not out of mind

Love doesn't end, it just runs out of time

And I still love you, I always will—

Even in silence, you're louder still