Shut Down Loud

Verse 1
You raise your voice, I fade to static
Like a screen gone gray, automatic
Every word hits harder than you know
I go silent, but the echo won’t let go

Music bleeding through my headphones
Only place I feel like I’m home
Every chord knows what I can’t say
Plays it back in a softer way

Pre-Chorus
I love like fire with no control
But I keep the smoke inside my soul

Chorus
I shut down loud, don’t make a sound
World spins fast, I slow it down
I give too much, I wear it thin
Let everybody else just win
I feel it all, I feel it deep
The kind of hurt I never speak
Yeah, I shut down loud when life gets rough
And I don’t know when enough is enough

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Verse 2
I drift away when the weight gets heavy
Disappear like a ghost already
Tell myself I just need space
But I’m really just trying to escape

Every word you ever said
Lives rent-free inside my head
The bad ones got a louder tone
The good ones barely feel like home

Pre-Chorus
I read between every single line
Turn small things into warning signs

Chorus
I shut down loud, don’t make a sound
World spins fast, I slow it down
I give too much, I wear it thin
Let everybody else just win
I feel it all, I feel it deep
The kind of hurt I never speak
Yeah, I shut down loud when life gets rough
And I don’t know when enough is enough

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Bridge (gritty, emotional lift)
Too many chances, too many scars
Carrying pieces that aren’t even ours
I put you first, I lose my place
Now I don’t recognize my face

Overthinking every breath
Loving hard to the edge of death
If I break, I break alone
Built a crowd but still alone

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Final Chorus (bigger, rawer)
I shut down loud, don’t make a sound
Screaming where it can’t be found
I gave my heart, I gave too much
Now even silence feels like a crutch
I feel it all, I feel it deep
Every promise I couldn’t keep
Yeah, I shut down loud when life gets rough
And I’m still learning what’s enough

Electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, ambient pads/synths, Reverb-heavy Guitar Swells or Ebo, piano, acoustic guitar