listen to the silence

you know i think it's a funny thing

people talk without listening

people listen without hearing

i do it all the time

you know it's a funny phenomenon

people on their constant run

so obvious to me and yet

i never stop to get set

listen to the silence

you might hear what you're looking for

hearing nothing but the sound of your mind

listen to the silence

a little quiet time

you just might find what you're after

if you close your eyes

hmmm

there's a jackhammer here

a speechmaker there

here a gun

there a gun

everywhere

see my man go tearing his hair

when everything's fine

i don't pretend to know a lot

i'll do the best with what i've got

clear my head and give it a shot

till the stars line up right

listen to the silence

you might hear what you're looking for

hearing nothing but the sound of your mind

listen to the silence

a little quiet time

you just might find what you're after

if you close your eyes

this isn't deep

it's not profound

it's just something that i think about now

had to find a new way around

the old way's not right

self-help books and the latest moves

who knows what will get you through

don't know about me

less about you

i don't know but i'll try

listen to the silence

you might hear what you're looking for

hearing nothing but the sound of your mind

listen to the silence

a little quiet time

you just might find what you're after

if you free your mind

it's a noisy life i'm living right now

believe i've done my time in the loud

noisy life i'm living right now

i've played my joyful song with a loud sound