Before the Words

[Verse 1:] In a room full of voices, mine hides beneath, Silent waters, deep and steep. Watching eyes glide, words that sweep, Held back by the secrets I keep. [Chorus:] Before the words, there’s a whisper of fear, A thousand outcomes I hold too dear. What if the world doesn’t like what it hears? Before the words, before the words. [Verse 2:] Would you listen, or just walk away? Is there a point to what I want to say? The distance of silence, a familiar place, Safer than the risk of your gaze. [Chorus:] Before the words, there’s a whisper of fear, A thousand outcomes I hold too dear. What if the world doesn’t like what it hears? Before the words, before the words. [Bridge:] But maybe there’s magic in the moment we meet, In the stumble of phrases, when two minds greet. Could the fear of the fall be worth the leap? To find a heart speaking back to me. [Verse 3:] So here I stand, at the edge of speech, Gathering courage, that far-off beach. Today might be the day I breach, These walls of silence I’ve built around me. [Chorus] Before the words, there’s a whisper of fear, A thousand outcomes, but I’m still here. Ready to speak, let the world hear, Before the words, before the words. [end] [Chorus] Before the words, there’s a whisper of fear, A thousand outcomes, but I’m still here. Ready to speak, let the world hear, Before the words, before the words. [bass solo] [end]