Lyrics
[Intro]
Mm
Mm-hmm
Oh-oh
[Verse 1]
Down where the water stopped moving years ago
I trace the slick stones with my fingertips
Nobody calls
Nobody climbs down to check
The cold has gotten comfortable against my skin
I stopped counting the days when the counting stopped mattering
[Pre-Chorus]
And I hate it
And I hold it
And I hate it
[Chorus]
I love the quiet
I love the quiet
It answers when no one else will
Nobody speaks and nobody leaves
I love the quiet
I love the quiet
The silence is mine and it keeps me still
[Post-Chorus]
Hush now
Hush now
Stay
[Verse 2]
My voice went hoarse from shouting at the walls
So I taught myself to hum instead
The dark is patient
The dark is kind in its way
I built a bed out of everything I lost
Now I sleep like a stone at the bottom of the well
[Pre-Chorus]
And I need it
And I loathe it
And I need it
[Chorus]
I love the quiet
I love the quiet
It answers when no one else will
Nobody speaks and nobody leaves
I love the quiet
I love the quiet
The silence is mine and it keeps me still
[Post-Chorus]
Hush now
Hush now
Stay
[Bridge]
Bury me gently in the black
Bury me softly where the light won't reach
Let the cold come closer
Let the cold come close
[Breakdown]
I love it
I hate it
I love it
I hate it
Nobody comes
Nobody comes
Nobody comes
[Chorus]
I love the quiet
I love the quiet
It answers when no one else will
Nobody speaks and nobody leaves
I love the quiet
I love the quiet
The silence is mine and it keeps me still
[Post-Chorus]
Hush now
Hush now
Stay