Afraid Of Quiet chords by Lydia The Bard

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Verse:
C#
Promise I’m fine when I’m not

See my mind's spinning round and around with my thoughts
C#m
I’m a pot with no lid and the water is bubbling

Bout to boil over, the temperature's doubling

Siren alarm in the night and I can’t stop the noise

Cause I swear there’s a fire somewhere

I can’t see it or hear it or smell it or taste it

But what if I’m not prepared, how will I face it?
F#
If I could calm myself down

Just breathe in and breath out

Take a second, let go of control
A
Then my mind could be free
F#
But what if I drop the ball for just a moment

Who would pick it up, a friend or an opponent?


Chorus:
Dmaj7              C#m
Can’t I just calm down?
            E
Stop the sound
        C#m                     E
Takе a breath and just relax
              F#
But sometimеs
      Amaj7        F#
I’m afraid of quiet
               Dmaj7         C#m
And what that would mean

Verse:
C#m
Cry a lot, fill a room with my tears
                                                         E
I’m like Alice, except I’m the only mad one here

Wish I could face what is coming

But I keep on running, I’m chasing the bunny
C#m
Did I wake you, my noise was too loud?

I’m sorry, next time I’ll turn my grief down
E
If my turmoil troubles you I can just leave

And I’ll cry in another room
F#
I swear that I’m in control
A
Or least I will be
F#
Working on regulation, affirmation and therapy

Breath control, become a better me


Chorus:
Dmaj7              C#m
Can’t I just calm down?
            E
Stop the sound
        C#m                     E
Takе a breath and just relax
              F#  E
But sometimes
         A          B  F#      E
I’m afraid of quiet
               A     B          N.C.
And what that would mean

Bridge:
C#m     F#
C#m
Tossing and turning, the sun's in the sky

It’s 5am, I can’t close my eyes
F#
Want to turn off, just have some peace

White noise is here and I can’t sleep
C#m
Tossing and turning, the sun's in the sky

It’s 5am, I can’t close my eyes
E
Want to turn off, just have some peace

White noise is here and I can’t sleep
C#m
Tossing and turning, the sun's in the sky

It’s 5am, I can’t close my eyes

E
Want to turn off, just have some peace

White noise is here and I can’t sleep
N/C
I swear that I’m in control
A                   B
Or at least I will be
F#              E
I am ruler of my mind
A                    B
And it will bow to me
C#
To me
(Tossing and turning, the sun's in the sky

It’s 5am, I can’t close my eyes
E
Want to turn off, just have some peace

White noise is here and I can’t sleep)
C#
To me

(Tossing and turning, the sun's in the sky

It’s 5am, I can’t close my eyes
E
Want to turn off, just have some peace

White noise is here and I can’t sleep)

Outro:
             C#         C#m      F#
But sometimes, I'm afraid of quiet
               A                N/C
And what that would-