THE ART OF SILENCE Lyrics

A cold, dark February

I ask "Your place or mine?"

Undercover but our feelings vary

The memory's hazy when we intertwined

I'll keep my mouth shut

Oh 'cause I've gotta give you up

I had to learn the art of silence

In the aftermath of your quiet violence

Because nobody knows the things we've done

What we said or what we could have become

'Cause I had to learn the art of

Snow in mid November

But my room's on fire

Covered in glowing embers

Perceptive flames of my desire

I'll keep my mouth shut

Oh 'cause I've gotta give you up

I had to learn the art of silence

In the aftermath of your quiet violence

Because nobody knows the things we've done

What we said or what we could have become

'Cause I had to learn the art of

Not saying everything that I feel

Or crying in the bathroom because it wasn't real

You only call me when she doesn't have the time

I'm throwing on a smile 'cause there's nowhere I can hide

You loved me in secret that was the deal

Now my wound is opened it will never heal

And you're reaching out just to keep it alive but

I've done this about a million times before

I had to learn the art of

In the aftermath of your quiet violence

Because nobody knows the things that we've done

What we said or what we could have become

'Cause I had to learn the art of

(Silence)

(Silence)

I had to learn the art of

(Silence)

(Silence)

I had to learn the art of