STOMACH FULL OF SILENCE

STOMACH FULL OF SILENCE Verse 1 I grew up with a knot in my gut Reading the room, staying shut Footsteps heavy down the hall Learning early not to call Small house, walls too thin You could hear the doubt walk in Whiskey breath and broken pride Truth was something we would hide I learned to listen more than speak Stand steady, never look weak Pre-Chorus Fear can sit inside your bones Make a boy feel twice alone But it never owned me Chorus I had a stomach full of silence A head full of noise A heart learning strength Without a choice I stood still I watched I learned the cost You can grow in the dark If you don’t get lost Verse 2 Mother working double time Holding back what crossed the line Love was quiet, strong, and thin Holding ground we’re standing in I felt the weight of every name Every look that carried blame But pressure doesn’t always break Sometimes it’s the fire you take I didn’t run I didn’t fold Pre-Chorus When fear said “this is who you’ll be” Something else woke up in me Chorus I had a stomach full of silence A fire underneath No one saw it No one knew What it was making out of me I stood still I watched I learned the cost You can grow in the dark If you don’t get lost Instrumental Lift (Guitar rising, tension building) Bridge (drop – raw rasp) Silence taught me how to read Taught me hunger Taught me need Taught me how to take the weight Without letting it decide my fate You can bury sound You can bury fear But you can’t bury will When it’s standing here Build I didn’t break I didn’t bend Final Chorus (bigger, authoritative) I had a stomach full of silence But silence made me strong It didn’t steal my future It shaped where I belong I stood still I watched I learned the cost You can grow in the dark If you choose your path Extended Outro (guitar + chant feel) Full of silence Full of fire Full of silence Rising higher You can grow You can grow Even in the dark