Keep Your Voice Down

[punk_infused_alternative_rock, mid_tempo_driving_rock, angsty, urgent, defiant, raw, energetic, emotionally_charged, punchy_rhythm, half_time_feel] [Prompt by ThrumFeed.com] [Verse 1] You talk over quiet like it’s an offense Fill every space before it bends You laugh when it lands too close to you Like truth is rude when it’s uninvited I mark the exits with my eyes Not to leave, just to breathe You call it passion when you press that hard I call it something you won’t see [Pre-Chorus] You don’t pause You don’t look back You keep mistaking force for fact [Chorus] Keep your voice down, I can hear you fine It’s not volume that makes you right You say it louder every time it slips Like repetition seals the lie You don’t ask, you announce You don’t listen, you defend Keep your voice down, I can hear you fine I just don’t agree with you [Verse 2] You say I’m distant when I’m still right here You just don’t like how I don’t bend I’ve learned the cost of correcting you It’s cheaper to let it end You narrate everything you do Like witnesses change the truth I watch you trip over your own certainty And call it proof [Pre-Chorus] You don’t pause You don’t look back You keep mistaking force for fact [Chorus] Keep your voice down, I can hear you fine It’s not volume that makes you right You say it louder every time it slips Like repetition seals the lie You don’t ask, you announce You don’t listen, you defend Keep your voice down, I can hear you fine I just don’t agree with you [Bridge] There’s a difference between being heard And refusing to hear You cross it daily without noticing Then wonder why no one’s near [Chorus] Keep your voice down, I can hear you fine It’s not volume that makes you right You say it louder every time it slips Like repetition seals the lie You don’t ask, you announce You don’t listen, you defend Keep your voice down, I can hear you fine I just don’t agree with you [Outro] You’re still talking Nothing’s changed You’re still talking Nothing’s changed