The Quiet and the Noise

Let me just say

Omar
You walk in laughing while I keep to the side
You fill the air and I find my place
You talk so fast, I talk so slow
You never asked for more than I could show

You said my name like I had been your friend
You never let a quiet moment end
And when I held back, you'd always pull me through
And I never told you that, not once

And I
I'm standing by your side
You never leave me alone
You are the one who stays near
Your laughter rings inside my heart

and opens me wide
I'm the quiet one and you the storm
but with you I am never on my own
And every time you say my name

Omar
I'm braver than I was before the day you came
You taught me how to laugh at things I used to fear
I taught you how to wait when everything moved too fast
And somewhere in between the two of us we grew strong

You lift me while I keep us on the ground
Two different halves that make a steady heart
So let me tell you what I never say
Omar, I'm grateful for you every single day

And I
I'm standing by your side
Through every single season we have known
You talk while I sit back and listen
And every year that passes brings you near

the sun to my quiet tide
You run ahead, I follow at my pace
and still you turn around and wait for me
You let me be myself the way I let you

Omar
If I could say it better I would sing it
But all I have is this unsteady voice
and all you have to do is listen
You never made me feel I had to be more

You made me feel I was a choice
You gave me room to be the person I was scared to be
You are my yes, my reason why
You showed me there's a kind of strength in never being alone

Yes
You start the tune, I follow the song
You lose the thread and I'm the one who hums along
And if the years should change us, we won't be the same
I'll know you by your laughter and the way you say my name

You're the loud and I'm the sound
of a calm that keeps us around
and between the two of us there's room for every word not found
You're the best friend I've ever found
You are the beat that keeps on going from the start

Omar, you and I
I'm standing by your side
with open arms and a heart open wide
And this is the only home I've known
I'm quiet, you're the sound

You speak and I am homeward bound
And when you need me, I will still be near
you keep my feet upon the ground
We started out so different, worlds apart

and you were always my first choice
So here's my simple little song
for you, the only place I belong
From all the quiet in me, I sing your joyful sound
and Omar, I will stand beside you all the way