Enjoy the Quiet

 Unspoken words in the presence of a loved one


[Verse 1]

You hang your coat

On my kitchen chair

Rain on the window

Fills up the air

Your phone goes dark

Face down by the sink

We say we’re fine

But we’re both on the brink


[Chorus]

Enjoy the quiet

Let the words stay on our tongues

Feel your heartbeat

Doing all the talking that we shun

Every silence

Says the things we’re scared to write

So stay beside me

And enjoy the quiet


[Verse 2]

The kettle hums

Then forgets to boil

Half-sipped tea

Going lukewarm on the foil

Your fingers trace

Circles on my knee

You start to speak

Then just breathe on me


[Chorus]


[Bridge]

What if this is

Everything we need

No grand confession

Just you leaning into me

Every pause

Is a secret held between

Two soft shadows

In a room that never sleeps


[Chorus]

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