[intro] F#m D C#m F#m D C#m [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 A F#m And I won't start to crumble D Whenever they try C#7 To shut me or cut me down [chorus] F#m I won't be silenced D E You can't keep me quiet A D Won't tremble when you try it Bm C#m 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 A D Don't you underestimate me Bm C#m 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 A E Well now that story is ending [pre-chorus] D 'Cause I A E I cannot start to crumble D So come on and try C#7 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 C#m 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 C#m F#m 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless [bridge] D E Try to lock me in this cage A E 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#7 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 C#m 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 C#m D 'Cause I know that I won't go speechless Bm All I know is I won't go speechless, speechless [outro] F#m D C#m F#m D F#m