Louder than a beating heart Better than your favorite feeling Listen for you in the dark Promise that I can't believe it Louder and louder each day Promise you weren't afraid Going through the drain To start us over Better not to tell no-one It happens every day all over Missed you from before you'd gone You never had to keep me sober Louder and louder each day Promise you weren't afraid Going through the pain To start us over I went from the desk Back and forth to get some privacy When I got to know Know that I'd never know you Had to call my work Tell her I had a fever When I got to know Know that I'd never know you All you could have been Stripped away on a Tuesday When I got to know Know that I'd never know you Louder and louder each day Promise you weren't afraid