You’d Be Louder When You Left

Verse 1

You didn’t slam the door like in the movies

You just took the trash on your way out

The house kept doing what it always does

Which felt like something I should worry about

I kept waiting for the big collapse

But the fridge kept humming on beat

I don’t think I knew silence could be this organized

Pre-Chorus

I don’t feel abandoned

I feel misled

Chorus

I thought you’d be louder when you left

I thought the night would say your name

I thought I’d hear the break happen

But nothing really changed

I don’t miss you in a dramatic way

I just keep checking rooms

I thought you’d be louder when you left

But the house didn’t notice you

Verse 2

Your shoes are gone from the back hallway

But the mark they made is still there

I don’t know how long I’ve been stepping over it

Like I’m afraid of air

I told people it was mutual

They said that makes it easier

It doesn’t make it anything

Pre-Chorus

I don’t want closure

I want reaction

Chorus

I thought you’d be louder when you left

I thought I’d feel the floor give in

I thought the world would get the memo

But it just kept happening

I don’t sit around missing you

I just don’t replace the quiet

I thought you’d be louder when you left

But the house stayed neutral

Bridge

Maybe the hardest part

Is that nothing protested

No sound effects

No warning system

Final Chorus

I thought you’d be louder when you left

I thought I’d know what to do

But when everything stays the same

It feels like it’s lying to you

I don’t cry, I don’t shout

I just stay where we were

I thought you’d be louder when you left

But the silence learned me first