[Chorus]

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

Emotion, depression

It’s only a lesson

Those undervalued views they have of you are merely misconceptions

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

The fear, it causes hatred

The braver man evolves

They point the finger at you and they’re afraid to see thеir own faults

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring mе down

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

Emotion, depression

It’s only a lesson

Those undervalued views they have of you are merely misconceptions

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

The fear, it causes hatred

The braver man evolves

They point the finger at you and they’re afraid to see their own faults

[Verse 1]

Jay walks into the seventh grade, so scared, so afraid

New school, not a single friend

It’s cool, yeah, just pretend that everything’s good

No, you’re not nervous, just keep to yourself today

Maybe tomorrow you’ll make new friends, just relax, it’ll be ok

Take a seat, find a desk, next to the girl with the purple dress

Glance at her, she looks at you with a half smile, now what to do

“Hi, I’m Kate, I like your shirt, where’d you get it?”

She’s tryna flirt, what do I say?

“Okay, I’m Jake, I just moved here from Forest Lake

I don’t really know anybody, but let me know if you wanna study

After class I’ll be around, here, take my number, write it down”

After class, head out the door, you see a couple of guys in the corridor

And they're staring you down, don’t show your fear

“Hey, new kid, come over here

I saw you talking to Kate in class

You’re lucky that I don’t kick your ass, you fucking prick”

And you feel a thud up against your chest and you fall in mud

A group of kids all gather ‘round

Don’t back down, stand your ground

Feel the anger rise, yeah, now you’re pissed

Look ‘em in the eyes, and you ball your fist

[Chorus]

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

Emotion, depression

It’s only a lesson

Those undervalued views they have of you are merely misconceptions

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

The fear, it causes hatred

The braver man evolves

They point the finger at you and they’re afraid to see their own faults

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

Emotion, depression

It’s only a lesson

Those undervalued views they have of you are merely misconceptions

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

I don’t hear a sound when they try to bring me down

The fear, it causes hatred

The braver man evolves

They point the finger at you and they’re afraid to see their own faults

[Verse 2]

Well, it’s all eyes on you now

A hundred kids all gather ‘round

Don’t matter who’s wrong or who’s right

Everybody in the school wanna see a fight

They’re egging you on, you wanna be strong and prove that you have courage

But there’s four of them and there’s one of you and you can’t help but feel nervous

Now what if you hit him and all of his buddies jump in and they try to attack you

But what if you just walk away and then everyone in the whole school laughs at you

But just then something catches your eye out of your peripheral view

And you look over and there’s Kate, and she’s staring straight at you

Now what would she think if I don’t hit him

Maybe she’ll think that I’m weak

Or maybe she wants me to walk away and be the bigger man

There’s no time to think

You look at her and you look at him, and he’s laughing, joking around

“C’mon, new kid, what’chu gonna do? Better run back home to your old town”

Then you’ve had enough and you pull back ready to put him right in his place

But just then is when Kate steps in and slaps him right in the face

“Stay out of it, you dumb bitch,” and he pushes her out of the way

So you knock him out with one punch, and then you and Kate both walk away