Cold Shoulders Learn Faster

[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 like you’re standing above it Like nothing can reach where you are I’m counting the seconds you dodge me While you explain who you think you are You rewrite the room when it corners you Say the weight’s on everyone else I watch you get louder than necessary Like volume passes for help [Pre-Chorus] You keep mistaking noise for being right And I keep letting it play out [Chorus] I don’t need you to understand me I need you to stop rewriting the mess You wear certainty like armor But it dents every time you deflect Say it’s everyone else who’s failing Say you’re fine, say you knew it all along You’re safe inside what you refuse to question But it’s costing more the longer it goes on [Verse 2] You flinch when the truth gets specific Change the subject, change the tone You call it standing your ground I call it standing alone I’ve learned which words not to bother with Which pauses you’ll fill yourself You don’t hear what doesn’t flatter you You don’t see past the version that helps [Pre-Chorus] You keep mistaking noise for being right And I keep letting it play out [Chorus] I don’t need you to understand me I need you to stop rewriting the mess You wear certainty like armor But it dents every time you deflect Say it’s everyone else who’s failing Say you’re fine, say you knew it all along You’re safe inside what you refuse to question But it’s costing more the longer it goes on [Bridge] At some point not listening becomes a skill You practice it every day You don’t have to be cruel to do damage You just have to look away [Chorus] I don’t need you to understand me I need you to stop rewriting the mess You wear certainty like armor And it dents every time you deflect Say it’s everyone else who’s failing Say you’re fine, say you knew it all along You’re safe inside what you refuse to question But it’s costing more the longer it goes on [Outro] You’re still talking I stopped waiting You’re still talking I stopped waiting