Better Off Loud

Verse

Six streetlights flicker down Maple and Vine

Your hand finds the dial, you skip every line

I used to hum low so nobody'd hear

Now I'm singing off-key and I don't check who's near

Pre-Chorus

So what if the whole block's watching

What if the windows shake

Isn't this the kind of falling

Worth the noise we make

Chorus

I'm better off loud, arms out, chest wide

Better off loud, even if it don't survive

Used to whisper my wanting, keep it folded and small

Now I'm shouting your name off a parking garage wall

Better off loud, better off loud

Verse

Two a.m. diner, syrup on your sleeve

You're laughing so hard that the waitress won't leave

I used to count exits, keep my coat on the chair

Now I'm ordering pie and I don't fix my hair

Pre-Chorus

So what if this only lasts summer

What if it burns out fast

Isn't this the kind of falling

Worth the crash

Chorus

I'm better off loud, arms out, chest wide

Better off loud, even if it don't survive

Used to whisper my wanting, keep it folded and small

Now I'm shouting your name off a parking garage wall

Better off loud, better off loud

Bridge

Maybe I lose you by autumn

Maybe this fades like the rest

But I'd rather wreck every silence

Than live my whole life hushed

Chorus

I'm better off loud, arms out, chest wide

Better off loud, even if it don't survive

Used to whisper my wanting, keep it folded and small

Now I'm shouting your name off a parking garage wall

Better off loud, better off loud

Better off loud