Where The Silence Speaks

(Intro – Orchestral)

Shadows dancing on the walls I built…

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(Verse 1 – Soft rock with strings)

I wear a mask that no one sees

A soldier falling on his knees

The crowd keeps cheering, unaware

That I’m not really standing there

(Pre-Chorus – Strings rise, clean electric guitar joins)

Every “I’m fine” is a fractured line

In the script I read to pass the time

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(Chorus – Full band + orchestra explodes in)

Where the silence speaks, I scream your name

Violins weep as I drown in shame

Drums pound like the ache inside my chest

Guitars cry out the words I never confessed

I just need to breathe…

But it hurts to be…

Where the silence speaks

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(Verse 2 – Drop to half-time, cello & guitar harmonize)

Your ghost still lingers in my lungs

Like ashes from the songs I sung

I chase the notes you used to play

But they all fade and slip away

(Pre-Chorus – Emotional build)

They say the scars will fade with time

But mine just learned to play in time

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(Chorus – Heavier, with backing choirs & full orchestration)

Where the silence speaks, I scream your name

Through the violins and phantom pain

I’m buried in the things I never said

With every chord, I raise the dead

I just need to breathe…

But it hurts to be…

Where the silence speaks

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(Bridge – Orchestral spotlight, ethereal female vocal layer)

I left a light on in my chest…

For the part of me that loved you best…

And if you’re ever reaching through the dark…

You’re still the spark…

You’re still the spark

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(Final Chorus – All-in, dramatic and cinematic)

Where the silence speaks, I scream your name

Let the heavens break beneath the flame

Every heartbeat fights to break the chain

Even if I shatter once again

I just need to breathe…

Even if I bleed…

Where the silence speaks…

(Outro – Strings + fading piano)

Where the silence… still speaks.