[Intro — Two Voices Breathing, Locked-Door Click, Full Band Entry]

[Verse 1 — Male Vocal]
I left the key beside the phone,
Took half the books and left our home.
The taxi carved the falling snow;
At every light, I almost spoke.
I waited for your coat, your car,
Some sign I'd pushed the night too far.
The streets kept opening ahead;
I called each mile the word unsaid.

[Pre-Chorus — Male Vocal]
I thought, “If she still cares, she'll move,”
And made your footsteps carry proof.
One closing door, one running score;
I kept my hand inside my coat.

[Chorus — Duet, Alternating Lead]
[Male Vocal]
I let silence choose
[Female Vocal]
What I couldn't bring myself to say.
[Male Vocal]
I left the key beside the phone;
[Female Vocal]
I watched the taxi pull away.
[Duet]
Neither called the other home—
We let silence choose.

[Verse 2 — Female Vocal]
I stood behind the curtain seam
Until your tail-lights left the street.
Three days went by; I watched the screen.
I sent, “Are you sure?” No reply.
You typed, then nothing. Typed again.
The little dots went dark by ten.
I slept beside the entry wall,
Your spare key hanging in the hall.

[Pre-Chorus — Female Vocal]
I thought, “If he comes back, I'll know,”
And left the porch light on through snow.
By morning, ploughs had cleared the street;
No tracks ran up the path to me.

[Chorus — Duet, Alternating Lead]
[Female Vocal]
I let silence choose
[Male Vocal]
What I couldn't bring myself to say.
[Female Vocal]
I watched the clock beside the phone;
[Male Vocal]
I let the week take us away.
[Duet]
Neither called the other home—
We let silence choose.

[Guitar Solo — Male and Female Wordless Vocals in Counterpoint]

[Bridge — Alternating Male/Female Vocals]
[Female Vocal]
I counted headlights in the street.
[Male Vocal]
I checked each message for your name.
[Female Vocal]
I waited where the glass turned white.
[Male Vocal]
I made the first move yours to make.

[Breakdown — Duet]
The trains ran. Every road stayed clear.
Both keys hung where we'd left them.
We watched the same week disappear,
The lease came back in separate names.

[Final Chorus — Duet]
We let silence choose
Then told our friends we'd both agreed.
Days became a year, then ten;
The spare key dulled inside a tin.
No one made that choice for us—
We let silence choose.

[Outro — Female Then Male]
[Female Vocal]
I kept your key until I moved.
[Male Vocal]
I kept the line I never used.
[Duet]
Two different rooms, the same excuse:
We let silence choose.