Theme: Hesitation, confession, community of sorrow.

The first collective “we” moment. Offers temporary communion through doubt and shared fear. The bar is a church, the song a confession. Not redemption, recognition. 
“Sing the truths you need to hear.”

Not what is true but what one needs to believe.

Lyrics:

Step softly, guests with gentle grudges
voices tested, hearts concealed
Come spill truths we tiptoe over
offer verses unrevealed

Drink pours thick with quiet tension
tastes of courage chased by doubt
I've had enough to softly question
if we sing to drown things out

Raise your glass, like fragile armor
smile thin, uncertain masks
Tonight we'll trade our silence
for all the songs we fear to ask

Raise it quiet, drink sincere
sing the truths you need to hear

Every evening we rehearse this gamble
name the feeling you avoid
Two doors wait unopened gently
you point instead and fill the void

Are you pacing steps you're proud of
or dancing just to match the crowd
Do you raise your voice in earnest
or fear the hush grows far too loud

Pitch your breath to tavern rafters
where nobody holds your gaze
the silver's hidden where you left it
honest notes you rarely raise

Raise it quiet, drink sincere
sing the truths you need to hear

Now we’re halfway through the setlist
singing just to hold the place
Is your voice a secret burning
or merely echoing what's safe

Don’t confess your perfect story
share instead your trembling doubt
Did you write these verses softly
or let another call them out

I've written lines I can't believe in
sung refrains to hide my face
I've spoken loud to mask the silence
rhymed regrets just to fill space

You, who join in when it's easy
do you sing to find relief
Is this song a quiet promise
or simply fear of disbelief

Raise it quiet, drink sincere
sing the truths you need to hear

Sing slow now, not for proving
but to find the words you're owed
The quiet verse you never offered
the whispered truth you left unsowed

This old key won't free your secrets
just twists softly in your chest
The notes you're scared of holding
are those your heart knows best

I've hummed choruses uncertain
rhymed my way to cautious ends
But tonight let's trade our silence
for songs we rarely dare defend

We dodge the measure where we're tested
skip the rest that calls us near
Not from ignorance but courage
sometimes silence is sincere

Raise it quiet, drink sincere
sing the truths you need to hear

Tell me now, why keep on singing
Is it comfort
Is it need
Are you brave enough for silence
or is the quiet your defeat

Do you hold this room together
joining chords you didn't choose
Are you moved by true conviction
or singing notes too safe to lose

I'm not standing here above you
just a voice like yours, unsure
Rewriting lines I thought would save me
finding verses less obscure

When silence finally settles gently
and your voice meets empty air
will you trust your heart to whisper
songs you feared nobody shared

We're gathered here, imperfect singers
trading silence back and forth
If your voice returns uncertain
it just proves your hidden worth

Raise it quiet, drink sincere
sing the truths you need to hear

Lift your voice, release the fear
in honest songs we gather here


Bar Tab with Beezlebub

Heir Monty