Silence
9 Mar 2015, Orphans, track 9
Another song for Jeff.
what does the spreadsheet say you'd lose if you condemned them
how many years will have to pass before you dare
i bet it's frightening to know there is a monster you could wake
but you are so lucky 'cause you do not have to care
and i'm sure it keeps you up at night to know you're bundled up with them
i'm sure it tears you up to see the ground you share
while they are coming for your colleagues you just continue as you were
and you have the gall to say that silence means you care
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if i had you alone to go on
i wouldn't know what still goes on
if i had you alone to go on
i would believe there's nothing wrong
i bet you felt like gaming gandhi
when from your tower you decreed
if they could sound a touch less angry
the gators might stop their stampede
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what does your conscience say you lose when you say nothing
what does your conscience say your silence tells their prey
if you were ignorant, i'm sure, your lack of anger would make sense
but when you know what's going on, you step away