When the Silence Breaks

[Verse 1]
You move like a ghost through the hall tonight,
Half in the dark, half swallowed by the light.
Your words hit cold but your eyes say stay,
Like you want me close while you push away.

I hear your breath when the whole room dies,
Feel every crack in your alibi.
You wear your hurt like a crown of smoke,
Smile like a saint while your hands still choke.

[Pre-Chorus]
So tell me why
You call my name
Then turn your face
Like love’s a blade.

[Chorus]
When the silence breaks,
Are you gonna run or are you gonna stay?
When the ceiling shakes
From the things we never had the nerve to say.
I’m not your war,
I’m not your escape,
I’m not the fire you light just to walk away.
When the silence breaks,
Tell me who you are beneath the pain.

[Verse 2]
Your shadow climbs up the bedroom wall,
Tall as the fear that you never let fall.
You say “I’m fine” with your fists held tight,
Like you’re trying to bury the truth alive.

And every second’s a loaded gun,
A prayer half dead on a bitter tongue.
You pull me in just to test the edge,
Then leave me hanging off every ledge.

[Pre-Chorus]
So tell me now,
What do you want?
A heart to keep,
Or one to haunt?

[Chorus]
When the silence breaks,
Are you gonna run or are you gonna stay?
When the ceiling shakes
From the things we never had the nerve to say.
I’m not your war,
I’m not your escape,
I’m not the fire you light just to walk away.
When the silence breaks,
Tell me who you are beneath the pain.

[Post-Chorus]
Beneath the pain…
Beneath the pain…
Who are you now?
Who are you now?

[Bridge – stripped down / quieter]
I saw the fracture before the fall,
Heard your heartbeat through the walls.
You want redemption without the scar,
But you can’t hide where the broken parts are.

So if you’re drowning, then look at me,
Don’t disappear while you’re next to me.
Don’t make me carry the weight of us
If all you came for was damage enough.

[Build]
Enough—
Enough—
I won’t be your beautiful wreck,
Your almost love, your second guess.
If you want truth then open wide,
Don’t keep me buried alive inside.

[Final Chorus – bigger]
When the silence breaks,
I’m not gonna kneel at the edge of your rage.
Let the whole sky shake,
Let it tear through every lie you ever made.
I’m not your war,
I’m not your chains,
I’m not the blood on the hands you can’t save.
When the silence breaks,
You’ll hear my name
Like thunder in your veins.

[Outro]
So run if you want,
But the quiet won’t save you.
Run if you want,
But the truth will still take you.
When the silence breaks…
When the silence breaks…
You’ll finally feel
Everything you gave away.

Cinematic alternative rock with quiet tension, explosive choruses, and a final emotional collapse, big vocal range