Silence Loud

[Intro]
(Yeah) (I still pick up the phone to call you) (Damn)

[Verse 1]
Look, I got a picture in my wallet and the edges are fraying I remember every single word that you was saying Back when we was reckless, running underneath the streetlights Talking 'bout the future, getting into stupid street fights We was brothers by the blood, we was brothers by the bond Now I'm staring at a lake but I can't see across the pond You had demons in your head, yeah, I knew that they was loud But I never thought I’d see you disappearing in the cloud I remember when you told me that you felt like you was drowning I just told you "keep your head up," I was laughing, I was clowning I didn't see the heavy weight that was pulling on your chest Now I’m living with the guilt, and I can never let it rest I see your face in every stranger passing by me on the street I see the empty passenger side, the vacancy in the seat

[Chorus]
Now the silence is so loud, it’s shattering the glass I’m screaming at the future while I’m living in the past I would give up all the glory, I would give up every dime Just to sit there on the porch with you one more specific time Yeah, the silence is so loud, it’s ringing in my ears I’m counting up the minutes but they turning into years Gone, gone, yeah you really gone And I gotta find a way to keep on moving on

[Verse 2]
It’s crazy how the world just keeps on spinning like it’s fine Like the sun didn’t just burn out, like we didn’t lose the shine I got people patting on my back saying "it’s okay" But they didn’t know the darkness that was eating at your day They didn’t see the struggles, they just saw the happy mask And now I got a million questions that I never got to ask Why didn't you just call me? Why didn't you just scream? Why did you have to wake up and abandon all the dream? I’m angry at the world, and I’m angry at myself I’m angry at the bottle sitting there upon the shelf But mostly I just miss you, and it cuts me like a knife It’s a jagged little pill, yeah, the tragedy of life

[Chorus]
Now the silence is so loud, it’s shattering the glass I’m screaming at the future while I’m living in the past I would give up all the glory, I would give up every dime Just to sit there on the porch with you one more specific time Yeah, the silence is so loud, it’s ringing in my ears I’m counting up the minutes but they turning into years Gone, gone, yeah you really gone And I gotta find a way to keep on moving on

[Bridge]
(I hope you found some peace) (I hope you found the quiet) Down here it’s just a war, down here it’s just a riot I’m pouring out a little bit, I’m watching it hit the floor I’m waiting for a knock that isn’t coming to the door No, it ain't coming to the door

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Now the silence is so loud, it’s shattering the glass I’m screaming at the future while I’m living in the past I would give up all the glory, I would give up every dime Just to sit there on the porch with you one more specific time Yeah, the silence is so loud, it’s ringing in my ears I’m counting up the minutes but they turning into years Gone, gone, yeah you really gone And I gotta find a way to keep on moving on

[Outro]
(Silence) (So loud) (Rest easy) (Yeah)