[Verse 1]
It's like a crutch, see if you're up
4 AM, but I like a rush, so I'll go
Into your bed, my safety net
Cheaper than a therapy vent, yeah, I know
[Pre-Chorus]
That I should let go, should be letting you go
I can't postpone it, not anymore
When I know what I already know
What I need is
[Chorus]
Silence
All I need is time and space and silence
Cut communication 'cause I'm trying
To learn that I can lose you and survive it
What I need is
[Verse 2]
To be the one picking me up
Hold me down, I'm giving me all my love
To be the one I vibe with
That I'm spending all my time with
I know I'm gonna like it, I know
I'm gonna like it if I
[Pre-Chorus]
Let go, I should be letting you go
I can't postpone it, not anymore
When I know what I already know
What I need is
[Chorus]
Silence
All I need is time and space and silence
Cut communication 'cause I'm trying
To learn that I can lose you and survive it
What I need is
[Post-Chorus]
Silence, oh
Silence, silence, oh
Silence, oh
Silence, silence
[Pre-Chorus]
Let go, I should be letting you go
I can't postpone it, not anymore
When I know what I already know
What I need is
[Chorus]
Silence
All I need is time and space and silence
Cut communication 'cause I'm trying
To learn that I can lose you and survive it
What I need is
[Post-Chorus]
Silence, oh
Silence, silence, oh
Silence, oh
Silence, silence (Yeah)
[Outro]
Ba-da-da-ba-ba-ba
Silence was written by FLETCHER & Emily Warren & Caroline Ailin & Malay.
Silence was produced by Malay.
Speaking to Teen Vogue in September 2020, FLETCHER said:
It’s about needing the time and the space to be away from somebody and to sit with things by yourself and process what you need to process, to grow and to do the things that you feel you need to do.
I wrote this with Emily Warren and Caroline Ailin, the duo behind many of Dua Lipa’s hits, and it’s exactly the stage I’m going through right now. The idea behind the song is wrestling with this feeling that you still have some growing up to do. It goes: “All I need is time and space and silence/Cut...