We Used To Argue, by GivingVoice

We Used To Argue by GivingVoice The lost art of debate #debate #relationships #discussion #opinion #newmusic WE USED TO ARGUE [INTRO — INTIMATE / CLOSE VOCAL] Remember when we used to argue? (ooh...) You said your side, I said mine... And somehow we could leave the room still knowing we were fine. (ahh...) [VERSE 1 — SOFT / WISTFUL] We'd sit around the kitchen table, coffee going cold, You'd tell me what you knew was true, I'd tell you what I'd been told. You'd raise your voice, I'd raise a brow, We'd turn our little facts around, And somewhere underneath it all, we'd still be listening. (ooh... ooh...) You could hate my argument, still ask me what I meant. You could think I was completely wrong without deciding who I am. [PRE-CHORUS — GENTLE LIFT] Somewhere down the line, we crossed a little wire... Now every little difference feeds a little fire. (ooh...) [CHORUS — MELODIC / LUSH HARMONIES] We used to argue, now we take a side... (ooh...) We used to question, now we close our eyes... You say, "I think you're wrong," and somehow that becomes "You don't belong..." (ahh...) We used to argue, now we just decide. Who's good, who's bad, who's wrong, who lied... (ooh... ooh...) We used to argue... Now we hide. [VERSE 2 — QUIETLY RHYTHMIC] The algorithm knows my feelings better than my friends, It knows exactly what I hate and serves it up again. One little spark, one little post, one little stranger says the most... And suddenly we're certain we know everyone we don't. "Look at this." "Look at that." "Here's a link." "Here's a fact." And somewhere in the endless scroll, we lose the thread and don't look back. (ooh...) [PRE-CHORUS — AIRY / SUSPENDED] And if you say, "Maybe..." (maybe...) That's suspicious. If you say, "I don't know..." (I don't know...) That's dangerous. If you say, "Let's hear them out..." the room gets very quiet. (ahh...) [CHORUS — WARMER / LAYERED] We used to argue, now we take a side... (ooh...) We used to question, now we close our eyes... You say, "I think you're wrong," and somehow that becomes "You don't belong..." We used to argue, now we just decide. Who's good, who's bad, who's wrong, who lied... (long oohs) We used to argue... Now we hide. [BRIDGE — SPARSE / HAUNTING] Maybe the future doesn't burn. Maybe it scrolls. Maybe nobody takes your freedom— you just trade it for belonging. (ooh...) Maybe the prison has no walls. Maybe the guards are all your friends. Maybe the door stays open... (ahh... ahh...) but nobody leaves the echo chamber. [INSTRUMENTAL BREATH — GLOCKENSPIEL / GUITAR] (soft glockenspiel notes) [VERSE 3 — MOST INTIMATE] I remember when "I don't know" wasn't something you had to hide. When changing your mind wasn't losing face, and listening wasn't taking sides. You could meet me halfway through a thought, leave a little room for something neither one of us had brought. (ooh...) Maybe being certain was never being right. Maybe being human meant leaving room for light. [FINAL CHORUS — BEAUTIFUL / RESTRAINED] We used to argue, now we take a side... (ooh... ooh...) We used to question, now we close our eyes... You say, "I think you're wrong," I wish that could still mean "Show me where I'm wrong..." (ahh...) We used to argue, now we just decide. Who's good, who's bad, who's wrong, who lied... (long trailing oohs) We used to argue... I miss that time. [OUTRO — WHISPERED / FLOATING] I miss the days you could change my mind without changing what I thought of you. I miss the days you could say, "I don't know..." and nobody came looking for you. (ooh...) Maybe we don't need to agree. Maybe we just need to stay. (ahh...) Because if every difference becomes a line... and every line becomes a side... then someday we'll all be right— alone. (long, fading oohs and ahhs) We used to argue... ... I miss that.