Hold The Quiet

Intro

hmm (shh) — yeah, breathe in

soft keys, low bass, the room leans in

Verse

count the lines on the page (count, count)

coffee cools like a thought that waits

my palms press the wood, steady and slow

small lights on the desk, a warm low glow

hmm — uh-huh, keep it close

hold the thread, don't let it go

Chorus

hold the quiet, hold the quiet (hold)

hold the quiet, hold the quiet

let it fold around the work (shh, yeah)

let it fold, let it fold

hold the quiet, hold the quiet (hold)

hold the quiet, hold the quiet

soft and small and relentless (hmm)

soft and small and relentless

Verse

paper breathes, lines breathe back (breathe, breathe)

a rhythm like a gentle track

low Rhodes hum, a tidal sway

words arrive, then drift away

uh — ta-ta-touch, ki-ki-kick

every pause becomes a trick

slow the clock, slow the spin

find the room that's deep within

Chorus

hold the quiet, hold the quiet (hold)

hold the quiet, hold the quiet

let it fold around the work (shh, yeah)

let it fold, let it fold

hold the quiet, hold the quiet (hold)

hold the quiet, hold the quiet

soft and small and relentless (hmm)

soft and small and relentless

Bridge

hush the rush, hush the loud (hush)

peel the noise off like a cloud

a single line becomes a map

follow it back, follow it back

mm — breathe, (breathe) slow the turn

match the bass to the way I learn

keep the margins thin and wide

let the quiet be my guide

Chorus

hold the quiet, hold the quiet (hold)

hold the quiet, hold the quiet

let it fold around the work (shh, yeah)

let it fold, let it fold

hold the quiet, hold the quiet (hold)

hold the quiet, hold the quiet

soft and small and relentless (hmm)

soft and small and relentless

Outro

(hmm) breathe out — fade, fade

hmm (shh) — yeah