Listen to the Whisper Verse 1 There’s a ripple on the water Before the river starts to rise There’s a shadow in the distance Before the storm comes into sight There’s a tremble in the silence So soft I almost let it go Something stirring deep within me Telling me what I already know Chorus Listen to the whisper The one beneath the noise The one that never left me When I couldn't hear my voice I don't have to name the feeling I don't even have to know why I just have to listen to the whisper That speaks to me from deep inside Verse 2 There are hands that come with roses There are chains that look like gold There are doors that open easy Then quietly start to close There are favors wrapped in ribbons There are debts I never made And a thousand little reasons To give something of myself away Chorus Listen to the whisper The one beneath the noise The one that never left me When I couldn't hear my voice I don't have to name the feeling I don't even have to know why I just have to listen to the whisper That speaks to me from deep inside Verse 3 I heard the whisper rise inside me Saying, trust me, you know what this means Something here was going wrong Nothing here is what it seems I didn't like where this was leading I knew there'd be a price to pay And the whisper kept on warning me It's time to leave, just walk away Bridge The whisper keeps on whispering Find your courage, speak the truth No one gets to force their will on me I always have the right to choose There's a place deep inside me There's a truth that's mine alone I can hear it in the stillness I can feel it in my bones Final Chorus Listen to the whisper Let it rise above the noise I was never meant to lose it I was only taught to doubt my voice I don't have to ask permission I don't have to tell them why Listen to the whisper And never leave myself behind Outro Listen to the whisper It's the voice that always knew Listen to the whisper It tells me what is true
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