Mom keeps the TV on all day Says it helps her think Dad comes home earlier now Barely stops to blink The news man talks in circles While they check their phones (Something's changing, something's strange) They turn the volume up to whisper down below I draw pictures in my room pretending not to know They turn the volume up, but walls are paper-thin I hear the words they try to hide within My teacher asks if I'm okay I say everything's fine Some kids don't come to school now Left without goodbye The grocery store has empty spots Where food should be (Something's changing, something's strange) They turn the volume up to whisper down below I draw pictures in my room pretending not to know They turn the volume up, but walls are paper-thin I hear the words they try to hide within Last night I saw Mom crying While folding laundry neat Dad's passport on the table Next to plane tickets, three I'm old enough to understand When grownups hide the truth (The silence speaks so loud) My crayons draw a happy house With birds up in the sky But outside sirens echo As planes are flying by I pack my favorite teddy bear Just in case (Something's changing, something's changed) They turn the volume up to whisper down below I draw pictures in my room pretending not to know They turn the volume up, but walls are paper-thin Now I know what they've been hiding all along
