I Came Back Quiet

Song Background/Inspiration

After being let go and then asked back - no apology, no fanfare, just a curt email and an offer - a person could be forgiven for gloating. I Came Back Quiet is about choosing not to. It is the story of walking back in, hanging up your coat, taking your chair, and saying nothing, because there is work to be done and the silence says plenty. The restraint is the whole point: there is a pride that needs a crowd and a pride that needs no witness, and this is the second kind. You do not have to win out loud to know the win was yours. It is quiet not out of defeat, but out of self-possession.