Written By: Destiny Rae Tiefenauer
Performed by: DeeRayeMuse
This track employs minimalist, down-tempo drum programming combined with isolated synth chords that drop in and out of the mix, giving the arrangement an empty, spacious feel.
Lyrics
(Verse 1)
He brags on tape
Then shrugs it off
Says it’s “locker room
” then scoffs
Every headline he can twist
Turns the blame into a fist
Gold name on a crooked tower
Cheap spray-tan
Borrowed power
Every time the truth gets near
He screams louder in our ears
(Chorus)
File it under silence
Buried in the back room drawers
While a predator plays president
And laughs above the laws
We remember every whisper
Every name that disappears
You can flood the screen with circus
But the files are still right here
(Verse 2)
He points at migrants
Points at “her”
Anything to make it blur
Shouts “fake news” at every crime
Just to steal another prime-time
But girls were trafficked on those planes
Billionaires with hidden chains
We see who he used to praise
Now he swears he’s changed his ways
(Chorus)
File it under silence
Buried in the back room drawers
While a predator plays president
And laughs above the laws
We remember every whisper
Every name that disappears
You can flood the screen with circus
But the files are still right here
(Bridge)
Say their names
Don’t let them fade
Pull those pages
From the shade
Every victim
Deserves more
Than some creep
At the highest floor (hey!)
(Chorus)
File it under silence
Buried in the back room drawers
While a predator plays president
And laughs above the laws
We remember every whisper
Every name that disappears
You can flood the screen with circus
But the files are still right here
You can flood the screen with circus
But the files are still right here