The Silence (Remastered)

Verse 1

Silence, it’s all I can hear right now,

but my mind keeps roaring, won’t bow.

Unsaid words, missed chances, they claw and they cling—

one last word, one last moment, one last chance to swing

the arc of a life now shattered and gone.

It’s too late, you’re gone, you’re gone

Chorus

I’m gonna miss you so, your name carries through

no matter what the world might say.

You caught every blow, dried every tear,

picked me up when I fell away.

With bare hands you stopped the bleeding,

held me close when the night was pleading

I’m broken, the silence is screaming .

Verse 2

You taught me to work till the bones would ache,

to never give up for heaven’s sake.

Life’s not easy, you said—just keep the stride,

fight for your truth, keep your beliefs alive

You showed me the right and the wrong to flee;

those lessons carved the heart of me.

Chorus

I will miss you so, your name carries through,

no matter what the world might say.

You caught every blow, dried every tear,

picked me up when I fell away.

With bare hands you stopped the bleeding,

held me close when the night was pleading—

I’m broken, the silence is screaming

Bridge

Middle age creeps in, storms cloud the view,

I reach for your voice, but it won’t break through.

I ramble in circles, thoughts spin and they spin—

I don’t know what to feel, don’t know where to begin.

Your wisdom’s a ghost in the hollow I roam;

I’m lost without you, you’re so far from home.

Final Chorus (soft, fading)

I will always love you, till we meet once more,

beyond the silence, beyond the shore.

I’m broken, I’m broken, but your lessons stay—

I’ll carry your fire through the darkest day.