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Nothing in the Silence Lyrics
Something set me thinking
When I opened up my eyes
That there was nothing there to tell me
I'd been listening to lies
But in silence there is truth
There is beauty, there is love
There is nothing in the silence
To be frightened of
Her retreat in so few words
Is the last thing you'd expect
But there's danger in assuming
That she's being direct
Take a look behind her eyes
And you will see
That she knows nothing of silence
Silence can only come from me
Allow me then a little time
To listen to their voices
It's the glamour and confusion
It's the rattling and the noises
That obscure the truth, the beauty
And the love
And the clarity that silence
Is the guardian of
She talks of clarity and silence
Of beauty and of truth
But search her heart for evidence,
Search her soul for proof
Take a look behind her eyes
And you will see
That she knows nothing of silence
Silence can only come from me
When I opened up my eyes
That there was nothing there to tell me
I'd been listening to lies
There is beauty, there is love
There is nothing in the silence
To be frightened of
Is the last thing you'd expect
But there's danger in assuming
That she's being direct
And you will see
That she knows nothing of silence
Silence can only come from me
To listen to their voices
It's the glamour and confusion
It's the rattling and the noises
And the love
And the clarity that silence
Is the guardian of
Of beauty and of truth
But search her heart for evidence,
Search her soul for proof
And you will see
That she knows nothing of silence
Silence can only come from me
Song Info
Submitted by
softasfire On Jun 16, 2006
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The penultimate verse ends, "But search her heart for evidence, Search her soul for proof".
Beautiful song. Sounds like two girls arguing over a guy/girl, but I suspect it's something a bit more transcendental...
This song is beautiful! The music espeicially right before the "Allow me then a little time To listen to their voices" stanza. a.m.a.z.i.n.g.
I love it. I think its about a girl who tells the truth and who is honest, and someone who is not honest, and not really a good person "She talks of clarity and silence Of beauty and of truth But search her heart for evidence, Search her soul for proof" Because "she" does not know of silence, whereas the speaker knows silence and understands silence, and understands beauty and truth, and even though the "she" character talks of clarity and truth, its only talk, and the speaker's silence is the real proof that the speaker is the a good honest person.
I love it. I can't believe it only has one comment!
I know this song is not about mental illness but I have DID and this song really sums up some of my feelings :)
Belle and sebastian are definitely one of my favourite bands