I had a sentence waiting
Small as a match in rain
Your eyes moved toward the doorway
So I put it back again
Peace has a price
I learned it young
My Mouth Closed First
Before the room could break
Before my truth stood up
And made somebody ache
I nodded through the weather
I smiled beneath the glass
Some people call that kindness
I call it learning fast
No one raised a hand
Still I disappeared
The silence knew my shape
It wore my name with care
I kept the table steady
By leaving myself there
There was no scream
No shattered plate
Just all my little no’s
Arriving much too late
I open now by inches
Not enough to bleed
Just enough to hear
The first small part of me
- Lyricist
Ydessa Vorn
- Composer
Caius Ellmere
- Producer
Sevrin Aulgrave
- Vocals
Ydessa Vorn
Listen to My Mouth Closed First by Ydessa Vorn
Streaming / Download
- 1
The Help I Never Asked For
Ydessa Vorn
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My Mouth Closed First
Ydessa Vorn
- 3
A Chair for What I Didn't Say
Ydessa Vorn
- 4
I Was Hurt, Quietly
Ydessa Vorn
- 5
The Apology Stayed in My Throat
Ydessa Vorn
- 6
Mother, I Learned Silence
Ydessa Vorn
- 7
The Anger Was Still Holy
Ydessa Vorn
- 8
Your Name Had an Echo
Ydessa Vorn
- 9
I Said Yes to Survive
Ydessa Vorn
- 10
Where the Unsaid Gathered
Ydessa Vorn
- 11
I Almost Heard Myself
Ydessa Vorn
In this first album, words that could never be voiced throughout life are transformed one by one into quiet songs.
Wrapped in piano, strings, choir-like voices, and deep reverberation, the album portrays them as emotions left behind in silence.
