Fragile Silence

Intro

The room is quiet, but it knows your name

I don’t say it out loud

Verse 1

You sit with your knees pulled close

listening, not speaking

I watch the clock forget the time

when you breathe in

There’s coffee getting cold on the table

neither of us moves

Pre-Chorus

I was never good at praying

but you make me wait

Chorus

You feel like something I dreamed

and didn’t want to wake from

If this is only tonight

I’ll still stay honest

I don’t need forever promised

just don’t disappear

when I reach

Verse 2

Your jacket on the back of my chair

like you planned to return

You smile halfway, like you know

what I’m thinking

I’ve loved louder things before

they didn’t sound like you

Pre-Chorus

I don’t ask the sky for answers

I look at you instead

Chorus

You feel like something I dreamed

and didn’t want to wake from

If this is only tonight

I’ll still stay honest

I don’t need forever promised

just don’t disappear

when I reach

Bridge

If I say your name too softly

it’s because I’m scared it’s fragile

If I hold you like this

it’s because I learned the hard way

Chorus – slight change

You feel like something I dreamed

that stayed when morning came

If this is only tonight

I’ll still stay honest

I don’t need forever promised

just stay right here

a little longer

Outro

The room is quiet again

but it remembers you