There is strength in knowing
when not to move.
Inside the Sound is about composure without withdrawal. Lisa Coles finds control not by escaping the noise around her, but by choosing what deserves a reaction and what can simply pass by, holding her ground without needing to make a performance of it.
Streetlight glare on polished steel
I test the weight of what I feel
Slow inhale, I hold it tight
No need to turn it into light
There’s a power in staying still
In bending noise to shape my will
I don’t need to raise my voice
Silence is a sharper choice
If I stand inside the sound
I stay steady, I stay ground
Neon flickers on my skin
Let the outside chatter spin
Measured steps across the floor
I don’t chase it anymore
There’s a rhythm in control
In holding centre, keeping whole
I don’t need to raise my voice
Silence is a sharper choice
If I stand inside the sound
I stay steady, I stay ground
Let it press against my frame
I won’t fracture for a name
No retreat and no display
Just the pulse beneath the day
I don’t need to raise my voice
Silence is a sharper choice
If I stand inside the sound
I stay steady, I stay ground
Low and clear, I hold my line
Close and calm, completely mine