Verse 1: F#m D E F#m Here comes a wave meant to wash me away D E F#m A tide that is taking me under F#m D E F#m Swallowing sand, left with nothing to say D E My voice drowned out in the thunder Pre-Chorus: D But I won't cry C#m F#m And I won't start to crumble D Whenever they try C# To shut me or cut me down Chorus: F#m I won't be silenced D E You can't keep me quiet C#m D Won't tremble when you try it Bm E F#m D E All I know is I won't go speechless F#m 'Cause I'll breathe D E When they try to suffocate me C#m D Don't you underestimate me Bm E F#m 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless Verse 2: F#m D Written in stone E F#m Every rule, every word D E F#m Centuries old and unbending F#m D "Stay in your place" E F#m "Better seen and not heard" D E But now that story is ending Pre-Chorus: D 'Cause I C#m F#m I cannot start to crumble D So come on and try C# Try to shut me and cut me down Chorus: F#m I won't be silenced D E You can't keep me quiet C#m D Won't tremble when you try it Bm E F#m D E All I know is I won't go speechless, speechless F#m Let the storm in D E I cannot be broken C#m D No, I won't live unspoken Bm E F#m 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless Bridge: D E Try to lock me in this cage A C#m F#m I won't just lay me down and die D Bm I will take these broken wings E And watch me burn across the sky C# Hear the echo saying: Chorus: F#m D I won't be silenced E C#m D Though you wanna see me tremble when you try it Bm E F#m D E All I know is I won't go speechless, speechless F#m 'Cause I'll breathe D E When they try to suffocate me C#m D Don't you underestimate me Bm E D 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless Outro: Bm E D F#m All I know is I won't go speechless, speechless