Four Days of Silence
Verse 1
Male V.
Spring was a tank of gas, an hour on the road.
Just to watch a movie in your apartment's glow.
I told myself the mileage didn't mean a thing.
Another trip to you, another song to sing.
Female V.
You know my door was open, an easy place to land.
A comfortable silence, a temporary hand.
You showed up at that party, after a month apart.
And for a little while, I let you see my heart.
Chorus
Female V.
You looked at me and I just had to ask the thing.
"Is this a game, or is it serious you bring?"
Male V.
And all I said was, "can I get a couple days?"
To find the words inside this disconnected haze.
Female V.
But silence has a sound when you are holding your breath.
I heard you hesitate and planned a quiet death.
Male & Female V.
You lost me 'cause I couldn't wait to hear the truth.
Yeah, you lost me in the wasted days of my own youth.
Verse 2
Male V.
Remember for your birthday, I hid gifts on the shelves?
Little paper treasures to rediscover yourself.
The booking at the spa, the dinner set for two.
A whole day planned for nothing else but seeing you.
Female V.
And I kept saying, "I don't think I deserve this."
Like it was kindness I was duty-bound to miss.
Male V.
I kept on saying, "yes, you do," until you smiled.
And let your guard down, just for a little while.
Chorus
Female V.
You looked at me and I just had to ask the thing.
"Is this a game, or is it serious you bring?"
Male V.
And all I said was, "can I get a couple days?"
To find the words inside this disconnected haze.
Female V.
But silence has a sound when you are holding your breath.
I heard you hesitate and planned a quiet death.
Male & Female V.
You lost me 'cause I couldn't wait to hear the truth.
Yeah, you lost me in the wasted days of my own youth.
Bridge
Male V.
The answer was yes. It was always going to be.
I needed four days 'cause you'd finally agreed.
After months of jokes about me and other guys.
After "how cute you think this is," I saw it in your eyes.
Female V.
On the eve of Yom K., I couldn't sit and wait.
I typed the words, sealed shut the gate.
My heart was out, I asked you with my soul.
And hearing nothing back, it took its final toll.
Male V.
I'd already booked the zimmer, I'd found the racing track.
It was too much hope, and there was no turning back.
My honest gut reaction, before the hurt set in.
Was "I don't have the power for this drama to begin."
Final Chorus
Female V.
You looked at me and I just had to ask the thing.
Was that a game or was it serious you were bringing?
Male V.
And all I really wanted was four days I didn't get.
To show you what my answer was before the sun had set.
Female V.
The silence had a sound, a mirror on the wall.
And in your hesitation, I saw myself about to fall.
Male & Female V.
And I lost you 'cause I couldn't wait to find a sign.
And you lost me at the starting, not the finish line.
Male V.
You lost me 'cause you couldn't wait for me to speak.
Female V.
I lost you in a future I was too afraid to seek.