Lyrics
You walked the whole two miles of the MacArthur Bridge again
The river's October breath on your chapped skin
Your house keys in your pocket feel like someone else's burden
And you're tracing the cracks in the concrete for certain
[Chorus]
(4/4) You just hold the quiet, hold it till it hurts
(3/4) You let the city hum
(4/4) You know which silence is worse
[Verse 2]
You remember this spot, the loose rail by the fourth light
"'Breathe out the gray,' she said," one hot July night
Now you're looking for the weed she showed you in the fissure
That stubborn little bloom that asked for no permission
[Chorus]
(4/4) You just hold the quiet, hold it till it hurts
(3/4) You let the city hum
(4/4) You know which silence is worse
[Bridge]
The phone screen is a spotlight on your tired face
Thumb hovering on the text you type and then erase
Just four little words that would burn this whole place down
[Outro]
You just hold the quiet
The worst kind of silent
About Stevie Wunder
Stevie Wunder was raised as the de facto parent to his six younger siblings in a small house on Detroit's East Side. He taught himself to play a beat-up clavinet in the hours after everyone else was asleep, turning the weight of familial responsibility into a sound steeped in Motown-funk and soulful resilience. His music is for anyone who's ever been the 'responsible one,' a joyful noise from the…
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