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Quiet Don't Mean Empty lyrics
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Intro
The lights hit the smile before the eyes even open Some carry the truth so heavy the tongue stays frozen
Verse 1
She pose for the corner cam like the block is a runway Flash from the phone lights paint her gold for the one way The game was rigged in the rules before the dice ever rolled Pretty face in the glow but the inside is growing cold They say she got it all, the likes and the late night calls But the quiet in her stare says the victory's on pause She don't speak on the pressure, don't name the hand that deals Because a corner that chose the game don't care how the loser feels The prettiest ones learn to lose with grace under the glare Beauty teaches the pain how to sit in the chair And smile like the rent ain't late and the truth ain't heavy Quiet don't mean empty, it means the war is steady She walk through the lot with the heels and the fresh press Every eye on the glow but the chest feelin' less The house always collects, no matter the celebration She quiet 'cause she seen it, the fix in the foundation
Chorus
Quiet don't mean empty It means the truth too heavy to speak Quiet don't mean empty It means the war behind the cheek Quiet don't mean empty The house don't fold, it just waits Quiet don't mean empty Some lights only show the breaks
Verse 2
He watch from the sideline, the one who never posts the win Knows the script was written by the ones who never been Where the pretty get the spotlight and the real get the bill Where the game rewards the performance and punishes the still She quiet 'cause she seen it, the fix in the foundation The house always collects, no matter the celebration He don't interrupt the show, don't throw the truth like confetti Some truths cost too much when the corner already ready For the version where the quiet one is the villain in their story But he carries the real one, the one that don't need glory The lights keep flashin' but the inside stayin' dark Pretty on the surface, but the quiet do the work
Chorus
Quiet don't mean empty It means the truth too heavy to speak Quiet don't mean empty It means the war behind the cheek Quiet don't mean empty The house don't fold, it just waits Quiet don't mean empty Some lights only show the breaks
Bridge
I smiled through the whole set knowing the deck was cold And the prettiest smile was the one that cracked last The quiet ain't empty, it's the weight of what you know When speaking it won't change the math of the show
Chorus
Quiet don't mean empty It means the truth too heavy to speak Quiet don't mean empty It means the war behind the cheek Quiet don't mean empty The house don't fold, it just waits Quiet don't mean empty Some lights only show the breaks Quiet don't mean empty Now the quiet got a name Quiet don't mean empty It means I still carry the flame
Outro
Quiet don't mean empty
Inside the recording
The lights hit the smile before the eyes even open Some carry the truth so heavy the tongue stays frozen
Quiet don't mean empty It means the truth too heavy to speak
Quiet don't mean empty
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