Waiting For Silence

(Verse 1)

The city hums a fever

Outside my window pane

A thousand restless engines

And the rhythm of the rain

But inside, I’m just listening

To the buzzing of the wire

Trying to douse the flicker

Of a low and tired fire.

(Chorus)

And I’m waiting for silence

To wrap around my head

To be the only blanket

Left across this empty bed

Beyond the noise of living

And the static in the air

I’m looking for the quiet

That I know is waiting there.

(Verse 2)

The clocks are all too heavy

With their ticking on the wall

Like hammer strikes in slow-mo

In a long and narrow hall

I’ve said too many sentences

That didn't mean a thing

Now I’m waiting for the stillness

And the peace that it can bring.

(Bridge)

It’s not a lonely feeling

It’s a craving for the deep

Where the thoughts can finally settle

And the soul can finally sleep

Just to let the world stop spinning

For a minute or a day

Until the echoes of the chaos

Finally drift away.

(Chorus)

And I’m waiting for silence

To wrap around my head

To be the only blanket

Left across this empty bed

Beyond the noise of living

And the static in the air

I’m looking for the quiet

That I know is waiting there.

(Outro)

Turn it down...

Let the frequency go low...

Until there’s nothing left to hear...

But the way the shadows grow...

Just silence...

I’m waiting...

For the silence.