Verse 1
You sit with your oats
I can’t meet your eyes
The words in my throat
Keep turning to stone
Verse 2
I learned it from childhood
How to keep it all neat
A smile at the table
And the shame underneath
Chorus
The things we don’t say
Build walls between us
The higher they rise
The deeper it cuts
You’re sitting before me
But you’re so far away
Nothing costs more
Than the things we don’t say
Verse 3
I talk about the weather
You talk about your day
But nothing that we’re saying
Is what we need to say
Chorus
The things we don’t say
Build walls between us
The higher they rise
The deeper it cuts
You’re sitting before me
But you’re so far away
Nothing costs more
Than the things we don’t say
Bridge
I love you, I’m angry
I’m scared and I’m proud
I can’t hold it inside me
I’m saying it now
Chorus
The things we don’t say
Build walls between us
The higher they rise
The deeper it cuts
You’re sitting before me
But you’re so far away
Nothing costs more
Than the things we don’t say
Written by Jon-Yngve Bakke. All Rights Reserved.