Angry Quiet Songtext
von Sammy Ellis

I learned how to disappear in crowded rooms
Laugh on cue while choking on the fumes
Bit my tongue ′til the truth went numb
Watched my own voice come undone
Every hallway felt fluorescent cold
Teachers talking while I folded in on myself slow
And every joke landed somewhere deep
Like little cuts nobody else could see

So I wore silence like a second skin
Held my breath 'til it hurt within
Built a fortress out of "I′m alright"
While something feral burned behind my eyes
No one noticed when I started fading thin
Guess quiet girls learn how not to let people in


I was angry quiet, nobody knew
Smiling through the smoke like I was supposed to
Every word I buried alive
Still screaming somewhere deep inside
I was angry quiet, sharp as a wire
Turning every hurt into invisible fire
And every night felt like a riot
Living life angry quiet

I pushed away every hand that tried
'Cause love felt dangerous after a while
Started thinking being known meant pain
So I hid myself before they could walk away
Every mirror looked back unclear
Like I vanished more with every year
Didn't hate the world or want revenge
I just got tired of living inside my head

And the worst part? Nobody could tell
How close I was to collapsing in myself
I carried storms under my skin
While saying "I′m fine" again and again
No explosions, no dramatic scene
Just a girl becoming smaller quietly


I was angry quiet, nobody knew
Burning like a match with nowhere to move
Every dream I tried to hide
Still pounding like a war inside
I was angry quiet, holding the weight
Trying to survive my own mind night and day
With every girl, I fought the riot
Of living life angry quiet

If I disappeared, would anyone know?
Or just miss the version I performed for show?
′Cause underneath the calm and the careful smile
Was a girl surviving by denial
But somewhere deep beneath the noise
A page stayed open for my voice

I was angry quiet, breaking slow
And nobody ever seemed to know
'Til the words I carried all those nights
Finally found a way to survive
And every scar, every secret kept
Lives in the stories I′ll never forget
I turned the silence into something alive
That's how I survived angry quiet