Broken Mirrors

I have words stuck in my chest
Pressing harder every breath
If I speak, they'll fall apart
So I let the music start
Everyone's loud, nobody hears
Drowning meaning in cheap cheers
You call chaos honesty
I call it screaming silently

I bite my tongue, I close my eyes
There's too much truth behind these lies
If I say it out loud
I might disappear

So I sing what I can't say
Let the melody complain
Every note is what I swallowed
Every sound, restrained
These are words you'll never hear
But they're breaking through my skin
I don't shout, I don't attack
I let the music cut you in

Touch without care, smiles rehearsed
Pleasure first, empathy cursed
You don't want connection
You want distraction dressed as lust
Everyone's right, no one's wrong
As long as the beat keeps playing on
You dance on broken boundaries
And call it being free

My hands are shaking, voice is tight
I've watched this rot too many nights
If I scream, I lose control
So I sing instead

So I sing what I can't say
Let the rhythm take the blame
Every harmony is anger
Every pause is pain
These are words you'll never hear
But they echo when I breathe
I don't need to raise my voice
This song already bleeds

Say it
No
Don't
Say it

This isn't love
It's appetite

I sing what I can't say
Because silence almost killed me
I turned my rage into a sound
So it wouldn't live inside me
You wanted noise, you wanted heat
I gave you truth wrapped in a key
These are words you'll never hear
But this song knows what I mean

Some voices don't shout
They survive