[INTRO]
They hear silence and think it is bare,
A dark room with empty air.
They walk right past, they never check,
The hidden worlds that I collect.
Unspoken thoughts begin to rise,
Behind the stillness in my eyes.
[VERSE ONE]
Why do they think that silence means I'm empty inside?
When I have infinite spaces where the memories hide.
My mind maps every corner, every street,
Where subtle shadows and light meet.
I trace the scent of rain upon a coat,
I carry entire rooms that float.
Forgotten melodies hum beneath my skin,
A secret symphony playing deep within.
They walk empty halls and see bare walls,
I hear footprints and the echo as it falls.
[PRE-CHORUS]
They look and see nothing at all,
Just a shadow standing by the wall.
But I see every detail glowing,
A vibrant universe constantly growing.
A whole world behind my eyes,
Constellations under quiet skies.
They never know the things I keep inside,
The wonder where my deep thoughts abide.
[CHORUS]
I live in bright colors no one notices,
Where the quiet wild garden grows and is.
I feel the texture of an honest laugh,
And measure glances on an inner graph.
Don't think I fade 'cause I stand still,
I inhabit life in ways they never will.
Loud inside, quiet on the out,
Without a scream or sudden shout.
Hear me clear, I am not lost,
I'm living elsewhere, damn the cost.
[VERSE TWO]
I remember how old porch wood would creak,
In summers when I didn't need to speak.
The steady hum of the sewing wheel,
Stitching up memories that stay real.
I keep the fragile moments perfectly preserved,
A quiet sacred space that I have well-deserved.
Every corner holds a letter never sent,
Full of honest words and hours spent.
They called my nature far too much,
It's mine to guard, each sight and touch.
[PRE-CHORUS]
They look and see nothing standing there,
Unaware of energy in the air.
I hear faint echoes turn to rhythm,
Building scattered noise into a prism.
Tiny fleeting things they miss out,
Become the song I sing about.
[CHORUS]
I live in bright colors no one notices,
Where the quiet wild garden grows and is.
I feel the texture of an honest laugh,
And measure glances on an inner graph.
Don't think I fade 'cause I stand still,
I inhabit life in ways they never will.
Loud inside, quiet on the out,
Without a scream or sudden shout.
Hear me clear, I am not lost,
I'm living elsewhere, damn the cost.
[BRIDGE]
Bridge the gap from quiet to the noise,
Beyond the static of their voices and toys.
I am brimming at the seams,
A sanctuary built of dreams.
Let them think I'm left behind,
They miss what is signed.
[OUTRO]
Quiet outside...
Loud inside...
I'm not lost...
Just elsewhere...
In colors they miss...
Just elsewhere.