Soft When It’s Quiet

[Intro]
You only sound honest  
When everything’s quiet  

[Verse 1]
You don’t say much in the daytime  
Keep it light, keep it surface  
But when the world slows down at night  
That’s when you start to show it  

You let things slip you won’t repeat  
In the morning when you’re sober  
Like there’s a version of you  
That only shows when it’s over  

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t know which one is real  
The one I hear or what you conceal  

[Chorus]
You get soft when it’s quiet  
Say things you don’t stand by  
Then you wake up and hide it  
Like it never crossed your mind  

You get close for a moment  
Then you drift out of sight  
I don’t know who you are  
When it’s loud or when it’s quiet  

[Verse 2]
I stopped asking for clarity  
Stopped needing explanations  
You don’t even see the shift  
That came from all the waiting  

I learned more from what you don’t say  
Than anything you told me  
Silence paints a clearer picture  
Of what you never showed me  

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t chase what fades away  
I just let it say what it says  

[Chorus]
You get soft when it’s quiet  
Say things you don’t stand by  
Then you wake up and hide it  
Like it never crossed your mind  

You get close for a moment  
Then you drift out of sight  
I don’t know who you are  
When it’s loud or when it’s quiet  

[Bridge]
If I heard you in the daylight  
Would it sound the same?  
Or is honesty something  
You only say halfway  

[Final Chorus]
You get soft when it’s quiet  
But it don’t hold weight  
I’m not living for moments  
That you don’t recreate  

You get close for a second  
Then you fall out of line  
I don’t need what you give me  
Only some of the time  

[Outro]
I don’t wait for the quiet anymore

Melodic UK drill x acoustic soul, soft guitar, 140bpm drums, male vocals, reflective, calm, late-night tone