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Silence And I Lyrics
If I cried out loud
over sorrows I've Known
And the secrets I've heard
It would ease my mind
Someone sharing the load
But I won't breathe a word
We're two of a kind
Silence and I
We need a chance to talk things over
Two of a kind
Silence and I
We'll find a way to work it out
While the children laughed
I was always afraid
of the Smile of the clown
So I close my eyes
Till I can't see the light
And I hide from the sound
We're two of a kind
Silence and I
We need a chance to talk things over
Two of a kind
Silence and I
We'll find a way to work it out
I can hear the cry
Of the leaf on a tree
As it Falls to the ground
I can hear the call
of an Echoing voice
And there's no one around
We're two of a kind
Silence and I
We need a chance to talk things over
Two of a kind
Silence and I
We'll find a way to work it out
Song Info
Submitted by
ice On Jun 02, 2001
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This song portrays an introvert, lonely person who is:
I find the instrumental interlude particularly interesting. It intensely contrasts both with the music of the vocal sections and with any idea of "silence" in general. In this way it makes us hear what's behind the veil of his silence:
@mcwryter I like this interpretation. It closely matches what I thought of listening to this song. It's a powerful tune. The interlude is interesting. It elicits strength. As if he feels very comfortable in his silence, but towards the end it drops back down to a lower vibration.
@mcwryter I like this interpretation. It closely matches what I thought of listening to this song. It's a powerful tune. The interlude is interesting. It elicits strength. As if he feels very comfortable in his silence, but towards the end it drops back down to a lower vibration.
Very interesting song.
Very interesting song.
@mcwryter I like this interpretation. It closely matches what I thought of listening to this song. It's a powerful tune. The interlude is interesting. It elicits strength. As if he feels very comfortable in his silence, but towards the end it drops back down to a lower vibration.
@mcwryter I like this interpretation. It closely matches what I thought of listening to this song. It's a powerful tune. The interlude is interesting. It elicits strength. As if he feels very comfortable in his silence, but towards the end it drops back down to a lower vibration.
Very interesting song.
Very interesting song.
I was thinking he had some secret grief that he couldn't tell anyone, for whatever reason. Maybe he's ashamed of something he has done or that has happened to him, or maybe he'll be in some kind of trouble if he talks... just guessing.
...or maybe he is just, as Camb06 said, a loner. Even a loner might like someone to "share the load" but for whatever reason, will not allow that to happen. Letting others in close to us gives them the power to hurt us. I'm doing what I can to grow out of this philosophy, but it's still buried down there and to this day, I keep to myself by default before catching my bad habit and sharing my pain with those I love, who want to help. At any rate, this song makes me feel simultaneously more isolated, as well as less so. It's also fucking fantastic.
the 2007 remaster is great it just jumps off the disc.... check out the alternate take of this song (track 14)
the 2007 remaster is great it just jumps off the disc.... check out the alternate take of this song (track 14)
This guy obviously gets along best when there's peace and quiet, so he can think. He's also a loner, because he doen't want to pester someone else with his problems.
Did anybody else think that the first instrumental in this bore a striking resemblance to Pyramania?
Without wallowing too much in self pity. I find it inspiring and comforting, having been recently devastated by multiple family deaths. Sadness and fear of the uncertain future will find us all eventually. These lyrics and the impressive rhythm keep me hooked, and crying, positively for the renewal and hope of mankind. Very impressive.
I feel like the person talking is the same person in eye in the sky (either the person breaking it up or the person being broken up with)