Keep Your Voice Down

Keep your voice down, the room is already singing
You don't have to add a drum
I can hear you just fine in the smoke
That's the volume I want from a man, from a song, from a night like this one

People get loud when they're scared of the quiet
I get quiet when I'm sure
If you whisper, I might let you closer
If you perform, there's the door

I like a man who can hold a sentence
Like he holds a leaf: slow, no rush, no leak
Say less. Mean it. Let the band
Fill the rest of what you think

The ones who shout don't stay in my hair
The ones who hush do
That's not mystery. That's just
How a woman chooses who