Silent Wars
Written by Rob Smith
© Rob Smith, 2025.
All Rights Reserved.
BMI Work #: 78954348
verse 1
I’ve got a “how’s it goin’” for every face I meet
While I’m draggin’ an anchor down a one-way street
My jaw stays locked so the truth don’t spill
Like a secret buried in a medicine pill
I’m a well-built house with a hollowed-out frame
Standin’ in the yard while the sky starts to change
And I smile like I’m fine when I’m anything but
Just tryin’ to hold it together when the world’s too much
Pre-Chorus
Sometimes I’m the ocean, sometimes I’m the salt
Sometimes I’m the ghost locked up in the vault
Prayin’ for a day this iron don’t feel so cold
Or weigh so heavy on my soul
Chorus
I’m fightin’ silent wars behind my eyesPatchin’ up the cracks in a cardboard disguise
Losing ground that nobody sees
Down on my luck and down on my knees
I hurt in ways that don’t have a name
Just a slow burn smoke with no way to tame
So I try to be the match that lights the night
’Cause a little bit of mercy can save a life tonight
Verse 2
There’s a ghost in the bottle, there’s a lie in the glass
I’m chasin’ down silence just to make it pass
Took a few things I shouldn’t just to kill the sound
Of a mind that won’t stop spinnin’ around
I’ve seen good men break like a dry pine limb
Watched the light in their eyes just fade to dim
And I’ve stood in the grass where the headstones grow
Talkin’ to the dirt ‘cause I still don’t know
Pre-Chorus
We’re all just skin and a handful of dust
Tryin’ to find a heart we can actually trust
Some of us scream, some of us pray
Some of us barely make it through the day
Chorus
I’m fightin’ silent wars behind my eyes
Patchin’ up the cracks in a cardboard disguise
Losing ground that nobody sees
Down on my luck and down on my knees
I hurt in ways that don’t have a name
Just a slow burn smoke with no way to tame
So I try to be the match that lights the night
’Cause a little bit of mercy can save a life tonight
Bridge
So I’ll hold the door, I’ll give up the seat
To the man lookin’ tired on worn-out feet
I ain’t bein’ kind just to feel alright
I’m payin’ back what kept me alive
Words can cut like a blade or heal like a hand
Depends on the heart behind where they land
So I try to speak like someone might need
A reason not to quit on everything
Final Chorus
I’m fightin’ silent wars behind my eyes
But maybe I’m done with the cardboard disguise
If I can pull one soul from the rain
Before it disappears in the pain
We’re all walkin’ wounded in the same damn fight
Tryin’ to find a little bit of light
So I’ll be the match that lights the night
’Cause a little bit of mercy can save a life tonight
Outro
Behind every heartbeat, a quiet storm
Behind every smile, somethin’ torn
But we’re less alone when we don’t look away…
And even the broken can find their way
Just keep on walkin’…
You’re gonna make it through the night
Silent Wars
Written by Rob Smith
All Rights Reserved.
BMI Work #: 78954348
verse 1
I’ve got a “how’s it goin’” for every face I meet
While I’m draggin’ an anchor down a one-way street
My jaw stays locked so the truth don’t spill
Like a secret buried in a medicine pill
I’m a well-built house with a hollowed-out frame
Standin’ in the yard while the sky starts to change
And I smile like I’m fine when I’m anything but
Just tryin’ to hold it together when the world’s too much
Pre-Chorus
Sometimes I’m the ocean, sometimes I’m the salt
Sometimes I’m the ghost locked up in the vault
Prayin’ for a day this iron don’t feel so cold
Or weigh so heavy on my soul
Chorus
I’m fightin’ silent wars behind my eyesPatchin’ up the cracks in a cardboard disguise
Losing ground that nobody sees
Down on my luck and down on my knees
I hurt in ways that don’t have a name
Just a slow burn smoke with no way to tame
So I try to be the match that lights the night
’Cause a little bit of mercy can save a life tonight
Verse 2
There’s a ghost in the bottle, there’s a lie in the glass
I’m chasin’ down silence just to make it pass
Took a few things I shouldn’t just to kill the sound
Of a mind that won’t stop spinnin’ around
I’ve seen good men break like a dry pine limb
Watched the light in their eyes just fade to dim
And I’ve stood in the grass where the headstones grow
Talkin’ to the dirt ‘cause I still don’t know
Pre-Chorus
We’re all just skin and a handful of dust
Tryin’ to find a heart we can actually trust
Some of us scream, some of us pray
Some of us barely make it through the day
Chorus
I’m fightin’ silent wars behind my eyes
Patchin’ up the cracks in a cardboard disguise
Losing ground that nobody sees
Down on my luck and down on my knees
I hurt in ways that don’t have a name
Just a slow burn smoke with no way to tame
So I try to be the match that lights the night
’Cause a little bit of mercy can save a life tonight
Bridge
So I’ll hold the door, I’ll give up the seat
To the man lookin’ tired on worn-out feet
I ain’t bein’ kind just to feel alright
I’m payin’ back what kept me alive
Words can cut like a blade or heal like a hand
Depends on the heart behind where they land
So I try to speak like someone might need
A reason not to quit on everything
Final Chorus
I’m fightin’ silent wars behind my eyes
But maybe I’m done with the cardboard disguise
If I can pull one soul from the rain
Before it disappears in the pain
We’re all walkin’ wounded in the same damn fight
Tryin’ to find a little bit of light
So I’ll be the match that lights the night
’Cause a little bit of mercy can save a life tonight
Outro
Behind every heartbeat, a quiet storm
Behind every smile, somethin’ torn
But we’re less alone when we don’t look away…
And even the broken can find their way
Just keep on walkin’…
You’re gonna make it through the night
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